They suggested I should introduce an element of reincarnation in the story. At first, I thought that was silly. But then, this whole time dimension began to fascinate me.

Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box.

In India, one has to plan according to the monsoons.

Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land.

I like cinema audiences. I respect them, and I talk to them just like I would anybody I know.

Sitting down to a meal with an Indian family is different from sitting down to a meal with a British family.

I'm not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really sad at home? I'm really kind of stupid at home and more serious in public.

The actor is concerned with his own bit of it, but the director's somehow trying to work the whole thing into a much bigger picture. It's like conducting an orchestra.

I think the job of movie reviewing can be really tough. If a film has layers that need to be thought about, it's easy to get missed the first time around.

If the movie's well made and it's about things that count, people will ultimately see the depth in it.

I like DVDs so much - it's such a better format than VHS.

This is your life and its ending one moment at a time.

I have not stopped water when it should run. I have not made a cutting in a canal of running water.

Mother Nature is not sweet.

Live in the Moment", "Empty Your Mind of the Trash" Wisdom is the Use of Knowledge

Movies are about escape.

This is a fairy tale with teeth and claws.

We just can't go and try to turn the clock back, that's not happening anymore. You've got to figure something else out.

The key to success is to raise your own energy; when you do, people will naturally be attracted to you. And when they show up, bill ‘em!

It's such a performance to bring stuff into America. It's a great luxury when I am in England.

You don't make a film and then be like I am only going to play it in my house and no-one is going to see it - that is ridiculous.