I sometimes cry in the moments that are not necessarily dramatic or tragic in the films, often because of the music. I wonder whether it's the music that has that effect on you in this film.

Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.

Every failure made me more confident. Because I wanted even more to achieve as revenge, to show that I could.

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset people, then that's obscenity.

The whole showmanship is NOT to answer every question.

Happy endings make me puke.

Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.

The best films are because of nobody but the director.

I don't rehash the past. It's my baggage. That's all. I accept things as they are.

I never made a film which fully satisfied me.

I simply think there's life after movies. I have to adhere to this philosophy, and therefore I like other things, and I have other passions. None are as big as movie-making, but they exist.

There is grace for forgiveness.

Kaku, the aamti is excellent. Did you put ghee in the daal when it was boiling?

Very touching, " said a voice from the stairway. "Do you want me to imitate a violin?" - Damon

I write about the things I feel strongly about.

The best leaders realize their success depends on their people.

The most fundamental law of tragedy is that the moments of greatest happiness are the hardest to attain.

Simple, consistent good habits lead to a life full of bountiful blessings.

Each morning I gaze at the eastern horizon, and if the sun keeps its promise, I keep mine.

Rejection never feels good, but it certainly hurts less when we are not needing something from the person who is rejecting us.

The earth itself is their church; the vast, open sky its ceiling.