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Be it TV, films, or stage, I love substantial roles. The length of the character doesn't matter, but if the character is well thought, then I have to grab it. ”
Moving to Mumbai was difficult, as survival was a major concern. I was not from a very well-to-do family. ”
Today's kids have a mind of their own, and they know how to exercise it. Even if I wanted to tell Sara or my son Ibrahim how to lead their lives - which I don't - they would not listen to me. Luckily, Sara chose to complete her studies before pursuing acting. She attended Columbia University and then devoted her attention to Bollywood. ”
Fire made us human, fossil fuels made us modern, but now we need a new fire that makes us safe, secure, healthy and durable. ”
Politicians generally act as if there is no cost to reconnecting with voters by building new New Deals. But the whole exercise of writing law out of New Deal nostalgia is a form of national narcissism. Call it New Deal narcissism. ”
When you do something moral and upright and wander off by yourself, well, everyone doesn't always follow you, do they, right? You pat yourself on your sanctimonious back but it doesn't mean the crowd rewards you for doing what you think is right. ”
I think some authors suffer from a need to try to prove that they're clever and educated. I try not to suffer from that. I would rather sacrifice my own narrative in the exercise of writing a biography. So I'm not worried about whether I'm clever. ”
The illegal immigrants are like termites. They are eating the grain that should go to the poor; they are taking our jobs. ”
Millions of infiltrators have entered our country and are eating the country like termites. Should we not uproot them? ”
In no religion is beef-eating a part of faith. ”