Gurinder Chadha

I was a journalist when I made 'I'm British But...' I'd seen how important the media was in terms of defining Indians - after the riots in the '80s, I was like, 'Oh my God!'

I can't stand films where parents are portrayed as old and doddery, and ignore their kids.

You'd be surprised how hard it is getting the human emotional arc in a script to work. Ultimately a director stands and falls by their ability to do that.

I'm thankful I don't have parents that I feel I need to get their attention. They've always been there for me.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.

Michelle Obama has gone from political skeptic to political partner to a woman with a White House agenda of her own, and an approval rating higher than the president's.