“There's only so much you can do, but if somebody doesn't give you a ch...” — Charlize Theron Quote

There's only so much you can do, but if somebody doesn't give you a chance there is nothing you can do.

I've always been very aware of balance and, even before I had a child, my life always takes priority to my work.

I'd love to get pajamas. Good, nice and warm flannel ones.

At least I know that one film-maker in my career has had the initiative to come to me and thought of me as being capable of doing interesting and complicated work, and so I have a new-found belief that other film-makers will see me in a different way, the way that Patty did.

And I was victim to that very early in my career, where I would go into auditions, and I'd be wearing a big T shirt, a big baggy T shirt and loose jeans. You know, to try and show people that there was more to me than just that.

From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.

If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all.

Growing up in India, I knew all I needed to change the world was one good opportunity, and I prepared myself for it. When that opportunity came - in the form of the chance to earn an engineering degree - I was ready.

We've had a chance to be seen by viewers who had never seen us before, and we've kept a lot of them.

I definitely carry a little bit of a burden with me, being a gay athlete going to the Olympics. I think that there's pressure on me... It presents an amazing opportunity, and I think that it kind of gives us a chance to shed people's misconceptions and just kind of, like, break down barriers.