[9/1/98, in interview in "Daily News", about following his own gut in career choices] I was 18, did a couple of
things on TV, then I did
Saadhaaran Log (1980) and when you are
fortunate enough to be in a movie like that, working with
Robert Redford as the director and the movie is as well
received as it was, it would be ludicrous to have a master plan for a
career. So next, I was in Wayne, PA, doing
टैप्स (1981) and then I
was back in New York working with
Sidney Lumet doing an ensemble
movie called
Daniel (1983). And I turned down a starring role in
रिस्की बिजनेस (1983), even though all my agents and manager
said I was crazy. But I looked at it and asked myself, "What was the
experience going to be like? What will I learn?" And looking back at
myself at 23, being able to work with Sidney Lumet and
E.L. Doctorow, I have absolutely no regrets. I learned stuff
that will stay with me forever.
