Of course education becomes very very important and that's for our human resource development.

As a child, the paddy field was my playground.

We go fish, we also catch fighting fish, looking for birds and it was for kampong people, the paddy field was our the play field for the children.

I am quite a spendthrift but just being careful because my family was not rich, was not a rich family.

Sometimes children do forget their filial responsibilities.

It must be a balance in everything we do, not too much of everything, keep it simple, not complicated.

I just picked up golf, it was good, give me a chance to play golf.

We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations, Muslims and non Muslims, this is what has given us the advantage.

You can't have too much of everything, you must have a balance, that's very important.

I have always been interested in politics. I was in the student union before, very active.

So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education

Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.

I like movies. Movies have afforded me a modicum of luxuries. The thing about the movies is, if you're bad in a movie, you're bad forever.

When you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to the role than what you are

The first time I heard Bob Dylan, I was in the car with my mother listening to WMCA, and on came that snare shot that sounded like somebody'd kicked open the door to your mind.

I get to interact with a bunch of young people that are up against despair constantly.

А weekly column is really tough.

I'm not in a contest. I make movies. I'm not a racehorse.

Whoever invented soccer should be worshipped as God.

Hard work and education will take you farther than any government program can ever promise.

A child said What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands; How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is any more than he.