Indian celebrities have the media and fans permanently outside their homes, and that would make me really uncomfortable.

Everything big-budget or stereotypical I was offered after 'Slumdog Millionaire' was a huge no-no.

Young women who want an education will not be stopped

I'm proud of myself. I like the way I'm made.

As the worlds getting filled with temptations, were getting a bit frivolous and a bit fickle.

I'll never forget where I'm from. It's essential to remain humble and evolving.

More than anything else, if you can spend a great deal of dedicated time observing people without judgment, that can be a great way of learning.

The only thing I can pride myself on is making a really good breakfast.

One of my favorite actors is Javier Bardem, he always challenges his previous roles, and basically does the unexpected.

I think it's important to be extremely proud of one's origins, especially when you are a foreign actress with ethnic features.

Here's another secret - I have really big feet. I'm a size ten, so every opportunity I get I buy myself shoes.

As Paul Tillich put it, suffering introduces you to yourself and reminds you that you are not the person you thought you were.

You mean in the state?

At this year's Open, I'll have five boyfriends.

Music and the music business are two different things.

The way politics divides the world is into friend and enemy

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.

Nothing is ever guaranteed, and all that came before doesn't predicate what you might do next.

Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances.

When I look back on my life, I wonder how I survived - my mother said I had a guardian angel.

Maybe most Moslems peaceful, but until they recognize and destroy their growing jihadist cancer they must be held responsible.