The Movies I Make Tend Not To

India Is A Place Where One Of The Great Pleasures For A Foreigner Is That You're Constantly Surprised. Everywhere You Look Is Something That Is Either Funny, Or Very Moving, But There Is Always So Much That Is So Unexpected.

The One Thing I've Observed Over The Years Is The Best Way To Get An Actor To Not Want To Play A Certain Role Is To Offer It To Them. That Makes Them Say, "well, Maybe It's Not That Good. These Guys Don't Want Me To Do This..."

I Usually Set Aside A Lot Of Time In Advance Of A Movie With Important Roles For Kids To Search, But When You Have Great Ones, They Can Be A Real Ace In The Hole.

I Guess When I Think About It, One Of The Things I Like To Dramatise, And What Is Sometimes Funny, Is Someone Coming Unglued. I Don't Consider Myself Someone Who Is Making The Argument That I Support These Choices. I Just Think It Can Be Funny.

People Often Call And Say: "can You Help Me To Get Bill Murray In Our Movie." But I'm Always Like, "well I Don't Know How To Do That!" I've Sometimes Tried And Not Been Able To Get Him But Then I'll Suddenly Be Very Surprised By The Thing That He Will Suddenly Decide To Do.