The way you write a screenplay is that you close your eyes and run the movie in your head and then you write it down.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

Tell me whom you haunt and I’ll tell you who you are.

Professionalism shouldn't be defined by a persons paycheck, role or title. It should be defined by a persons work ethic

Every morning you are reborn, and prove it worthwhile.

Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.

The warrior is not afraid of space

I like to explore things.

Imprisoned is he whose heart is imprisoned from Allâh. Captured is he who is captured by his desires.

I never really do much research before signing a film. It is just the script and character that I concentrate on.

The years wrinkle our skin, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles our soul.

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.