I've Always Been Someone Who's Kept My

I Don't Think A Lot Of People In America Understand What Indians Are. And That's Our Fault, A Little. We Tend To Forget Our Roots A Bit. As Kids We Think, If I'm Too Indian, I'll Be Put In A Box, And People Will Think Of Me As Different. They'll Think I'm Weird, Because I Eat Indian Food Or My Name Is Difficult To Pronounce.

I Used To Get Upset With The Word Bollywood, And What It Means In The West. The Stereotype Of Us Being Dancing, Singing, Puppet Showgirls. Indians Are Nearly One Fifth Of The World's Population; We Have One Of The Most Prolific Film Industries In The World. When People Used To Ask Me About It, Or Replicate What They Think Is Bollywood Dancing, Thinking That They're Being Funny, I Used To Get Offended. But Now I Show Them The Stuff We Do.

I Know I'm Flawed - But Perfect Is Boring Anyway! Flawed Is Good!

If Two Of Your Films Don't Do Well, People Say You're Out In The Cold And Your Career Is Over. One Film Does Well, And You've Had The Best Year Of Your Life! I Don't Believe In All That's Written.

I Learned Very Early In My Career That When I Don't Arrive On Set, Production Will Shut Down, Which Means People Won't Get Paid; There's That Much Responsibility.