'salaam Bombay' Didn't Put A Halo On

Humility Is Not A Trait I Often Associate With America.

If We Don't Tell Our Own Stories, No One Else Will.

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.

I Often Begin Movies With Music In My Head; It's A Very Important Dimension To Me. Not Just The Music Itself, But How To Use Music In Film: When And How And Subtlety. I Don't Like To Be Too Sweet In My Stories, And I Like The Abrasive Clang, The Contrasting Of Sounds And Cultures.