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My mother was religious; she was knowledgeable about mythology and scriptures; she could tell the metaphysical nuances and make the story come to life with their deeper significance. The current generation is missing out on this. ”
The conviction of our Ukrainian nation is embedded in the pages of its history. ”
It would be a sad story to get rid of religious belief, national identity, family, and even sexual identity. That's not freedom. ”
Man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips. ”
If you call 'religious' a man who believes in what I call a Supermeaning, a meaning so comprehensive that you can no longer grasp it, get hold of it in rational intellectual terminology, then one should feel free to call me religious, really. ”
Faith is trust in ultimate meaning. ”
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. ”
I have seen ups and downs. When my chips are down, I remind myself of the time when Aamir Khan spoke to me over the phone and praised my work in 'Dil Dhadakne Do.' What big a validation that is, someone of Aamir Khan's stature to be initiating a call with someone like me. It's a confidence boost! ”
A filmmaker has to have faith in talent. ”
I am certainly not allergic to causes - particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance. ”