Temperance in everything is requisite for happiness.
The West remains obsessed by the caste system.
More important than the quest for certainty is the quest for clarity.
I have no intention of going back to France, except for yearly visits to meet my family.
I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the system and revolted against it quite early.
Many live in the ivory tower called reality; they never venture on the open sea of thought.
Being married to a daughter of India is a natural complement of my being in this country for 30 years. My roots are very much in this country, even though I remain a Westerner.
Most of all, I discovered that in order to succeed with a product, you must truly get to know your customers and build something for them.
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.
I think we d like life to be like a train. . but it turns out to be a sailboat.
For me, it is very important to believe in the kind of movies I do. 'Rang De Basanti' made me feel good about Indian cinema. The movie instilled in me a confidence so strong, that I wanted to be a part of the revolution in Bollywood.