When you make a film, you realize that the audience will be powerless to stop it or flip back to refresh their memories or skip the boring parts. They are at the mercy of your storytelling.

Mediocrity never goes away - but neither, I hope, do those who are willing to challenge it.

I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone.

The way one perceives a book and a film are totally different. You read a book in the privacy of your room. You are the boss; you set the pace and rhythm of your reading. In the movie house, you can't do that.

The reality is that politicians, in terms of the amount of power they wield and the amount that they work, don't actually make that much money.

I don't mind the rich getting richer, but the poor shouldn't be getting poorer, and there should be more people moving into the middle class.

I couldn't really justify playing for money, and I think what I wanted to achieve put me at too great a risk, so I just decided on another profession.

The lack of financial strength to avail healthcare is a major challenge.