To get noticed, I had to take my films in a space which was much more democratic in terms of cinema - the international film festivals.

'Bombay Velvet' is my first film in a trilogy about Bombay, before it became a metropolis.

I guess short films have a bright future... The advantage is budget.

I do not make movies to send any message, but my treatment makes my viewers think on the subject.

Through movies, I have met nearly everyone I have wanted to, except Woody Allen.

The censor boards are mere redundant forces conspiring to keep the 'bold' films out of reach of the audience.

Cinema is an art form.

Cinema is much more than heroes and villains.

One must go for a film with an open mind; a film best impacts you when your mind is a blank page to the film.

Films are like oxygen for me.

I shoot reality-based movies, and in actual locations, shooting them with a star is next to impossible.

Love doesn’t mean a commitment all the time, spread love for progress.

If you want to understand democracy spend less time in the library with Plato and more time in the buses with people.

I always did workshops. I would be at theater camp, doing shows, or after-school programs.

Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.

I didn't go to the special screening on a spaceship where everybody goes to have their special screenings...Everybody knows that's what happens in Hollywood.

Innovation, I believe, is the only way that America will regain the initiative in a global dynamic economy.

Curiosity is its own suicide.

Resisted temptations become lost opportunities.

Leadership is about taking charge and influencing others to follow your vision. It's about going against the odds and accepting responsibility for the outcomes along the way

Always compare yourself to the best. Even if you never measure up, it can't help but make you better.