I am especially fascinated with mermaids, and they are always coming out in pirate stories.

I am a contradiction myself. I'm always looking for something that scares me because when I'm not scared, I'm not stimulated.

I am part of this generation with 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Peter Pan.' I think we all grew up in this culture of pirates.

I am always fascinated by India.

I have a baby that is 21 months old, and I watch Disney Junior with him. A lot of those shows are about pirates. Even the T-shirts and pajamas I buy for him have pirate themes like, 'Aye-aye, argh and mate.' But, I definitely grew up watching pirates.

I think Hollywood makes the mistake of mixing all these identities and cultures, mostly from the Middle East.