My Films, No One Else Will Do.

I've Loved 'vanity Fair' Since I Was 16 Years Old. You Know, We're All Colonial Hangovers In India, Steeped In English Literature. It Is One Of These Novels That I Read Under The Covers At My Convent Boarding School In Simla.

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.

I Grew Up In A Very Small Town Which Is Remote Even By Indian Standards. I Always Dreamed Of The World.

You've Got To Understand That In Bollywood, Every Actor Is An Instrument, And Yet A Human Being. They Come To The Set With A Set Agenda, Believing, 'this Is Who I Am, This Is What I Want, And No, I Am Not Going To Become That Character You Want Me To.'

Never Take No For Answer, And Try To Make Films That Turn You On.