Growing up as a South Asian-American, I didn't have any female role models.

Every person is different and unique. I am a female. I'm Indian. I'm 4'11"". People should never be defined by what they look like and sort of these demographical parts about them, but the most important thing is the work you do, so females are just as capable as doing that as males, and the same thing with any other person out there.

Sometimes females feel like they should act like men, but they should really just be themselves.

It's about knowing yourself and what you're good at. Females, males - anyone can be anything they want to be.

We're told that independent film lovers... folks that are used to watching art house films, won't come out and see a film with black people in it - I've been told that in rooms, big rooms, studio rooms, and I know that's not true.

I love art, painting, and drawing and studying art, like Rembrandt and Van Gogh.

Writer's block is your self-critic getting in the way, because creativity will just flow otherwise.

As an artist your first loyalty is to your art. Unless this is the case, you're going to be a second-rate artist.