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Post 9/11, so much has changed in New York that it does not give you that homely feeling which it did before.

I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. I always dreamed of the world.

I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth.

'Salaam Bombay' didn't put a halo on the poor. Instead, it said that they will teach us how to live.

It took me three years to learn to dress in the American way, especially in winter. That was just like me. I barely wear socks even now.

Every frame and every scene has to have an intention.

You have to want to be in the company of those you're making films about.

Truth is much stranger than fiction and, often, much more powerful.

Every film is a political act; it's how you see the world.

My films, no one else will do.

Never take no for answer, and try to make films that turn you on.

Never treat anything you do as a stepping stone. Do it fully, and follow it completely.

I've never sought to be on an A-list. I've done my own thing and my own thing has thankfully now brought me an audience.

My family is almost exactly like the one in 'Monsoon Wedding'. We are very open, fairly liberal, loud people.

If we don't tell our own stories, no one else will.

What is really important to me is a sense of humour and a mischief about life. Life is just too boring otherwise.

Americans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it's not highly unusual.

Humility is not a trait I often associate with America.

In our house we say 'adolescence' is a western word. We don't believe in it.

It's only at this age that I can say the word 'art' without flinching.

It is because my roots are so strong that I can fly.

Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn't really exist in a Hollywood game.

I grew up in a small town in India, but through books I knew the world.

Making films is about having absolute and foolish confidence; the challenge for all of us is to have the heart of a poet and the skin of an elephant.

I want to question what the outside is and who defines it. I often find those that are considered to be on the outside extremely inspiring.

I am still attracted to stories about people who are considered to be on the outside of society. I still seek inspiration from those stories.

Truth is more peculiar than fiction. Life is really a startling place.

We all know the power of film; we all know there's almost nothing more powerful than to see people on film that look and talk like you, like we do.