“I can lock myself for months in the editing suite with no noise or dis...” — Rajkumar Hirani Quote

I can lock myself for months in the editing suite with no noise or distractions. It's fascinating to see the film taking shape.

The longest break I have taken in my life was 14 days. On the 15th day, I started getting impatient to start work again.

I grew up in Nagpur, and I first started enjoying the author Harishankar Parsai. He wrote mostly satire, essays on the current situation and social issues. He wrote many books and I think he was my first influence.

At the end of the day, you don't remember 'Mother India' or 'Pyaasa' for the business it did, you remember them because they had a good story to tell.

It's actually great to shoot far away from Hollywood because we don't have the distractions of the parties and premieres and all that. And, of course, you can save money - there are no good shoe stores.

I do a lot of writing on planes, actually. It's my time that I can just relax and have absolutely no distractions.

I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down.

There are always going to be distractions, push and shove between players. It's about rolling with the punches and enjoying every situation, good or bad.