There's always going to be a separate version of you that people will create, and you have no control over it.

It sounds trite, but I like telling stories.

There are people all over the world who like to write fan letters in the voice of their pet: 'Hello, my name is Fifi and I'm a labrador and I think you're great. Paw paw!'

Lentil dhal is the only thing I can cook.

As a child I loved ghost stories.

If you act scared, your body produces adrenaline.

A floor length backless black sequined dress would be my dream dress. As for my dream date - that would have to be a young Marlon Brando!

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

I always look for contradiction in a character.

A good piece of art raises questions.

Sometimes I can spend months doing things to make sure that my instincts work correctly, but ultimately it's still instinctive.

Knowing the question is more important than knowing the answer. It makes you curious, lets you think, and helps you to understand and open your mind.

Things didn't really go away. You just learned to push them deeper.

You cannot aspire for greatness and fit in at the same time.

I come to work with a smile and I leave with a laugh, and I'm so grateful.

In the history of enterprise, most of the protagonists of major new products and companies began their education

Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.

I used to watch every episode of 'Justice League,' I went to all the movies, I had the Superman lunchbox. I was enamored with animation in general and always wanted to somehow be a part of it.

People are rushed and inspired by the success of Indian writers, and are falling over themselves to write novels. Every Indian is writing a novel right now. No one wants to revise.

My apartment looks like no one lives in it.

But all the magic I have known I've had to make myself.