The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.

Western films don't do very well in India.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.

If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.

The race is long but in the end it is only with YOURSELF.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.

I really believe musical form will go on. There's got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.

All good, clean stories are melodrama, it's just the set of devices that determines how you show or hide it.

Trust yourself that you can do it and get it

The temple is a place of beauty, it is a place of revelation, it is a place of peace. It is the house of the Lord. It is holy unto the Lord. It should be holy unto us.

Sherard Blaw the dramatist who had discovered himself and who had given so unstintingly of his discovery to the world.

What I notice about people who are gifted in filmmaking is that they're great thinkers. They engage with big ideas and they engage with people.

Language is a very complicated thing, and that's one of the reasons why I like making photographs.

What happens next is up to you.

It's really the artist in me that loves the idea of an image and an image that provokes an emotion.

If life wasn't real it would be the craziest psychedelic trip ever

At least in my case, a very simple, regular, happy life makes for better writing.

I am different. Let this not upset you

One of the things I do in my cookbooks is I will do a conversion from outdoor to indoor grilling so you can do it year-round.