We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.

I think of the Tamil poet Subrahmanya Bharati every day, and he is an inspiration in my musical creations.

God has been my number one inspiration. I also look up to Will Smith and Jamie Fox who are also personal friends of mine. They give me great career advice. I would also include Chris Stokes, as a filmmaker and music producer. I've been working with him since I was eight.

I say to my father quite frequently that my success professionally is very much due to the guidance he gave me and to watching him in the business world. He really taught me to fight for what is right. He taught me to persevere and never give up.

What has never changed, what is always present and what is, in the end, what sustains us is that energy that I talk about in 'Like Water for Chocolate...' that loving energy. Without that, I wouldn't have had the strength to keep going and enjoy life.