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I had a hard time with bullying in school, so being creative was my outlet. ”
I'm not trying to get approval from anyone else. No one's approval matters to me - what matters is making myself happy for myself and no one else. And if I look good to someone else, I hope they take me as inspiration or whatever they want. ”
A lot of my inspiration is what straight-size women wear - why is there a disconnect from what they wear and what we can wear? ”
Fashion is ultimately a form of self-expression. That's why I love trying out new things. ”
I did four independent films during the break between 'Twilight' and 'New Moon.' I haven't even really had time to sit back and process it all. But when you do finally sit back and think about it, it's incredible. ”
Though my parents were professionals and expected me to go to college, they were immigrants from India with no idea about how the admissions process worked in the United States or the importance of standardized tests. ”
There can be no technique or formula for creativity. ”
We have to put expressions in a song when we sing it. ”
The process of writing is like creating a game of dominoes: The first domino creates the second incident, and so forth until the end. ”
Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine. ”