Quotes About Tradition

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My favorite drink is sake.

My favourite thing to wear is a saree.

The 1950s is my favourite era.

If it ain't baroque, don't fax it.

Cricket, the whole thing, playing, watching, being part of the Gaieties, has been a central feature of my life.

The Daytona 500 is what it is because of the tradition and history of this great event. People have been coming out in February since 1950 to watch this great race. It would be hard to ever change that.

I love cooking for the sake of understanding how people before me used to feed themselves, used to feed their families.

In India, you can just show up at a friend's house, and they will feed you; you can borrow someone's clothes and touch each other. In London, they would say, 'Oh, let's meet for coffee at 4:15, and we will talk about, I don't know, this play that we saw.'

Marriage isn't important for me. It's just a social announcement where we splurge on feeding a lot of people.

My mum is your archetypal Asian mum, always feeding people. If there was no food in the cupboard, she'd still manage to rustle up a feast - Bangladeshi food such as pilau rice, curry and korma.

Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling.

I come from the school of thought that feels that if you can shoot film, you should shoot film.

From my country, they will only take me out feet first.

I come from a long line of people who express themselves through the dance. I come from a long line of people who create music through their feet.

I don't want to get burned when I'm cooking. To avoid getting hit when pan-frying, I stand far away and use chopsticks that are almost two feet long. I learned it from my mom, who does the same thing.

I am proud to be part of Ferrari's history.

Deepavali is my 'favouritest' festival. More than Pongal or New Year's, this is the time we all come together as family and celebrate.

I was four days old when I went to my first bluegrass festival.

I spend Diwali in Delhi because it's such a big festival.

Chhath Puja is very close to my heart. Few years back, I did a movie titled 'Chhathi Maiyya.' After acting in this movie, I came to know more about the festival. Since then, I always wanted to perform Chhath Puja like other devotees do.

I've been a part of Margazhi festival even as a little boy. I used to accompany my mom to concerts held by the Music Academy.

There is absolutely nothing better than gorging on delicious Rabdi and Jalebi during the festival of Holi, which only makes the festival a lot more special for me.

I love festivals, period.