Soul music is pain - you can hear the slaves, the beatin' and the hurtin'.
Strength of character is already written. What we bring, as an actor, is an almost 3D-ness to it.
I think it's great to be flawed. I am hugely flawed, and I like it this way. That's the fun of life. You fall, get up, make mistakes, learn from them, be human and be you.
It's okay to be you. You don't have to try to be anybody else. Whatever you are, however you are, it's fine. Nobody's perfect.
Mary Kom is a woman who stood up alone in a male-dominated field and fought for her rights and what she believed in. Her story is an inspiration for every young person out there.
I was very sure I did not want to be the stereotype of what Indian people are seen as, which is Bollywood and henna. That's all great! It's what we are, and I love it. I love saris; I love music. I love henna; I love dancing, but that's not all we are.
I'm not usually a follower of trends - I like to set them a lot more. I don't like things that people have done already, then it's no fun for me to do it.
I don't believe in rock bottom. Rock bottom is like a fishing term.
I just wanted to be Patti's [Smith] messenger and get her word out there.
To write about a place, you have to live there.
If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?