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When I did my first film, I did not understand or speak Telugu.

Krishna Vamsi is a very good director.

I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia.

I saw an advertisement to work for a Swedish institute in Karachi in Pakistan. I had just been offered a permanent assignment, teaching in Oulu. But I felt, 'My God, I am not going to stay here forever.' You know why? Because I was following international events.

I am most familiar with the Gujarati language.

I know the guru route, I know you go sit on a mountain. But screw India. I ain't going there.

While I can't speak Telugu, I do understand the language.

Telugu audiences love cinema. They won't let a good film down, and they've proved this with the way they accepted 'Srimanthudu.'

I've been to India, and I never thought I'd go there.

For my first Bollywood movie, 'Ekk Deewana Tha,' my mum also came over because Mumbai was completely new to me, and I'd heard it's a huge city.