There's a whole system in Hollywood where the director never speaks to the studio, but I like to engage them in a discussion. I listen.

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.

Greatness cannot be attained by wasting time on frivolities of life.

Memory changes as a person matures.

Year of snow Fruit will grow.

God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.

No, the United States does not target civilians.

An autumn garden has a sadness when the sun is not shining.

I can see her lying back in her faded dress in a room where do what you don't confess.

The thing you are ripening toward is the fruit of your life. It will make you bright inside, no matter what you are outside. It is a shining thing.

The gain of lying is nothing else but not to be trusted of any, nor to be believed when we say the truth.

Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.