I have been in the industry for about 15 years, and every day has been a learning experience, thanks to changing trends and technology.

I believe that the mistakes you make in the past are learning experiences and make you grow as a human.

I grew up understanding cinema from early on and was soon cinema-literate.

Language has never been a barrier for me. I grew up learning Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil.

Measuring success in cultural diplomacy - the use of education, creative expression in any form, or people-to-people exchange to increase understanding across regions, cultures, or peoples - is challenging. How does one quantify changes in attitude, abandoning stereotypes, or feeling empathy as a result of a performance, a film, a book?

Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.

The true success is the person who invented himself.

I was born in 1950, so there were tons of Westerns on TV by the time I was 6, 7, 8 years old. In terms of television, 'Maverick' and 'Have Gun - Will Travel.' But filmically, classics like 'High Noon' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' - that's one of my favorite films.