“Some good talent was just hanging around and waiting for someone to sp...” — Javed Jaffrey Quote

Some good talent was just hanging around and waiting for someone to spot them and TV gave them the spotlight. Actors got this platform, which is so great, and could accommodate anyone.

In this day and age, technology has overtaken our lives and we are disconnected from reality.

For me it is important to mould myself as the director wants. That's my challenge as an actor.

There is a very thin line when a man plays woman. If you're not careful, you may end up looking like a eunuch. If you don't enact your role properly, you can look very bad.

It is important for the creative juices to find an outlet, otherwise they stagnate.

I used to do most of my composing at a little table in a cafe. Composing for 52 instruments, I had to figure out how to accommodate myself to the small table.

When you're in a band and there's five of you, you have to accommodate five people in every song.

I really think there are spirits in a place that you have to accommodate.

'Climb Every Mountain' is a beautiful statement of philosophy. Critics may think 'The Sound of Music' is saccharine, but I think it's profound. The message, that we can't accommodate evil, is just as important today.

The past is a stronger influence in the South. But I think everywhere you have this sense that the world changes faster than you can accommodate yourself to. Looking back and seeing how you got where you are is a useful way to combat disorientation.