Eventually, the tribe developed so much confidence in me that they invited me to be their chieftain.

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.

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.

World will be a beautiful place only with beautiful minds!

I have learned through repeated experiences that in order to heal, I MUST forgive. The forgiveness is not for the transgressor. The forgiveness is for ME.

If you cant beat 'em cooperate 'em to death!

I have no plans to go public if I get into a relationship. I will do my best to safeguard the privacy of the person I love and respect her feelings.

That's why people listen to music or look at paintings. To get in touch with that wholeness.

I'd rather the handshake for somebody that I can trust than a contract. Because you can read the bloody contract - perhaps if you made a little bit of a mistake writing it - in a way to suit you.

Banks are run by executives, and executives protect themselves, and that does not always mean that banks are going to behave rationally.

All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts.

Part of company culture is path-dependent. It’s the lessons you learn along the way.

Thank God I am not an intellectual! What a garbage of knowledge, what an unnecessary glossary of terms they have, those intellectuals!