I'm not big on reading business books. I get copies of all of them, because people want me to put a comment on the jacket. Every once in a while, I'll get interested and read one all the way through.

I don't keep up on a lot of the business trends.

There's this creative thing in me that wants to have my work used - like the author of a book who wants it read.

I did the Kannada film when just out of school. I didn't know anything about the South Indian film industry at that time, and I did the film to earn some pocket money. I realised then I like acting.

The most important thing for me is the work, my job, and then to go to my house to be satisfied with my work.

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first.

It's very difficult for me to do fund raising for my own organization if I'm working for other companies because sponsors will say, 'Well, hey, man, if she's doing a ballet for Ballet Theatre, we'll give money to Ballet Theatre.'