I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. I always dreamed of the world.

I like to be unabashed, which is an Indian trait, both emotionally and visually. It's important to have a circus to play with.

I am Indian, and my home is Kampala. My world is already diverse. But films are financed by those who want to see themselves on screen, and it is a white male world. Still, it does feel like America is waking up. Let's hope it's the start of an avalanche.

I grew up thinking anything was possible simply because of seeing women in power - like, you know, running the country. Which is a thought that continues to give Americans indigestion... Direction is about having a vision, but the practice of being a director is a con game - a confidence game.

My home town is very small and very remote and we don't have a movie house.

I grew up in a really small town, so it wasn't really a fashion-forward place, and it was very casual.