I Have A Career I Am Proud

If The Indian People Want Stories Written About Themselves, How They Want Them Told, They Are Going To Have To Make Them, They're Going To Have To Finance Them. If You Let Hollywood Do It, Hollywood Is Going To Get It Wrong Most Of The Time.

I'm Just Not A Quitter And I Just Never, Ever Give Up. I Was Forced To Adapt Because If I Didn't, I Was Losing Inspiration Only Doing What I Was Doing.

There Are Always Moments Of Despair When You Get Close To Jobs And Lose Them At The Last Second. It Feels Like Getting Punched In The Stomach. You Feel Like, 'why Do I Do This?' Then You Go To Bed, Get Up The Next Day And Forget About It.

There's Some Things That You're Passionate About As A Director. You Just Know It Has To Be A Certain Way. The Challenge Is Resolving Those So Everyone Is Happy And No One Feels That They Have Not Been Heard.

I Asked Michael Jackson Once. I Said To Him, 'how Were You Able To Go From The Jackson Five To The Biggest Star In The World? What Was Your Secret, Michael?' He Said, 'ricky, Stay Inspired. That's The Hardest Thing To Do. If You Can Figure Out A Way To Stay Inspired, You Can Make It.'