Never Take No For Answer,

Every Film Is A Political Act; It's How You See The World.

You Know, The Sad Thing Of Post-9/11, Which Was Of Course Horrific, Was That The City In Which I Felt Completely At Home For Two Decades, Suddenly People Like Us - Brown People - Were Looked At As The 'others.'

It's Only At This Age That I Can Say The Word 'art' Without Flinching.

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.

Humility Is Not A Trait I Often Associate With America.