Confidence Is Essential, But Ego Is Not.

Thank God I Don't Live In Los Angeles. I Think If You're There The Whole Time It Just Gets Out Of Proportion And You Lose Touch Completely With Reality.

Truly Great Actors Carry Their Characters In Silence With Them. They Communicate Without Words The Relationships That Predate The Movie.

For Me, Certain Shots Or Scenes Are Keys In The Movie.

I Deliberately, In A Way, Went For Something That Was A Huge Challenge And Was A Big Period Film. I Was Excited About The Canvas On Which I Could Tell The Story As Much As The Story Itself.

As A First-time Director In America, I Feel I've Been Very Fortunate.