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I've been harassed by police my whole life and seen people who looked like me treated like animals at the hands of law enforcement. ”
Oftentimes I feel like I can, through the music, paint a picture of something that I can't look anywhere and see in my real life. ”
I'm from a family of educators. I grew up with books in my house and in my hands and my parents in my life. ”
I always feel that my films ought to teach me something about life. ”
Actually, after three years, I realised that the opening scenes of 'Polladhavan' were inspired by 'Lolita,' in which the lead character says, 'Why did I meet her? My life would have been different had I not met her.' ”
If a film can't excite me and teach me something about life, then it is not worth pursuing. ”
My parents led this double life. They were in the underground movement to bring down the Nazis. My father was hanged for being a traitor. ”
I've reached a point in my life where it's the little things that matter... I was always a rebel and probably could have got much farther had I changed my attitude. But when you think about it, I got pretty far without changing attitudes. I'm happier with that. ”
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward. ”
I wouldn't trade my life with anybody else. I played during the golden day of baseball, back when it was a game and when it was fun. ”