Why live life from dream to dream, and dread the day when dreaming ends.

The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.

Western films don't do very well in India.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.

If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.

The race is long but in the end it is only with YOURSELF.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.

I really believe musical form will go on. There's got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.

All good, clean stories are melodrama, it's just the set of devices that determines how you show or hide it.

Falling in love is easy. Staying in love, growing in love is hard.

I know what to do with the camera because I see the giant in the camera when I'm operating it live on the set.

Technology has such an impact on libraries in the last 20 years, and the last 10 years in particular.

I wasn't interested in making a lot of money, but I was interested in making a lot of living.

I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do.

Love starts when we push aside our ego and make room for someone else.

What is a memory? Not a storehouse, not a trunk in the attic, but an instrument that constantly refines the past into a narrative, accessible and acceptable to oneself.

It's such a huge endeavor putting a full movie together, especially an independent movie. I tend to kind of do them when they come my way more than something than I go out and actively pursue.

'No business before breakfast, Glum!' says the King. 'Breakfast first, business next.'