"I think the most important thing, when you are directing is perspective on the story. What is your take? What are you…"

"No. If I am in such a temper, then the person I am in a temper with needs to leave. (as an answer to the question: Ha…"

"From Mira Nair. Who told me to, stay true to the story. Told me not to lose my femininity, because I am directing. So…"

"If someone who matters to you takes you down, it can break you. That someone whose approval mattered to me started to…"

"I am a person with a lot of faith and I have conversations [with God] all the time but I am not so religious in the c…"

"There was a complete lack of conviction on my part. Just playing myself doesn't excite me, which is why I thought I c…"

"I did not set out to break stereotypes."

"My work is an extension of the person I am and of my beliefs."

"I follow my instincts. Sometimes it works commercially and sometimes it doesn’t, but I don’t regret a single film."

"I choose characters for the irresistible power they exude."