The world is going to come to a place where we're all being spied on and nothing is private.

I've got a lot of male energy.

I think that sharing experiences with a person is very valuable, because it allows you to have a bond to become closer.

My experience is that white kids love hip-hop, and brown and black kids love rock music. That shows that brown kids - they carry emotion, they carry pain, they carry oppression and strife.

All the greatest comedians use comedy and humor to release pain and sadness, and I think that instead of wanting to live within my pain, or live within my sadness, I try to be funny and look at things with a funny view.

I prefer my partner to have profound, deep intellect, a profound education, but where their education comes from is no preference of my own.

There are many types of education: formal education, street education, personal education, experiential education, and I've found that I've had different partners who have a lot of wonderful intellect and education from all different types of sources.

I've been investing in and funding myself since day one.

I bike around New York City for hours and write about everything I love, think about, or see. I also ride back and forth on the subway - that's where I get my best writing done.

Alternative culture has always had a populace within the black and brown community.

With every resurgence or generational turning, fashion and music becomes reiterated.

I meditate and pray multiple times a week to guide myself with divine clarity.

I am really connected to my astral body. Thats why I think the study of chakras and auras are so important.

My parents were artists, bohemian, hanging out a lot.

I remember at school one day there was a vocabulary list on the chalkboard, and the word 'nonconformist' was on there, and it said, 'Someone that doesn't appeal to society, someone who doesn't fit in.' We had this whole conversation about it, and I realized it cohered to the punk-rock world that I was into.

I've always been a champion of love.

Amit Mishra has got that experience. He has played 10-12 years of international cricket. Whenever he bowls those four overs, he knows exactly what his plans are. He has bowled to almost every player, and he knows where to bowl to them.

I try to play each ball on its merit.

When you are not scoring runs for the last two-three games, then you need to get that form back; preparation is the best thing to do.

I can't compare myself to Tendulkar, because he has already played and done with his 25 years of international career and scored 100 hundreds.

First six overs are important because if you put runs on board, it will take the pressure off the other batsmen.

It was a dream come true to meet GR Viswanath sir, who is a legend in the game.

I am a person who likes to be in the present.

It is all about experience. When you are 7-8 years old, you start playing school cricket and score runs; my coaches, from school level to Rahul Dravid Sir now, all those small, small things - the experiences make a difference.

Just in a matter of eight months to win the U-19 World Cup as captain and then make the Test team is quite unreal.

My dad doesn't know that much about cricket, but he has watched so many years of cricket.

I earlier used to stay in Virar, and I was coached by Santosh Pingulkar.

When I came to Under-19, I played a lot of cricket and got a lot of experience. Then India A as well, and Ranji Trophy - it just keeps going on.

I don't think it matters too much if you are batting or bowling first on this pitch. The wicket remains the same throughout the 40 overs. There is only the dew factor that probably comes in the second innings.

I made tons of runs and got an opportunity to play for Mumbai. Suddenly, people knew who I was, and the cameras were on me. Getting the recognition matters when you are playing school cricket.

I was a bit nervous when I first entered the Indian dressing room. Some of the players sitting out there had 10 years of experience and were sitting in front of me. But then Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri told me that there are no seniors or juniors in the team. So I could open up to them easily and irritate them with my questions.

I never thought of making my India debut right after the U-19 win. I took it match by match.

I began playing at the age of six, but at that point, I had little idea of cricket; forget the talent part. It's around the age of 10-11, when more people around me began talking of my skills, that I felt maybe I could go on to do something.

It was my wish to play in the challenging conditions in Australia. I love the bounce there.

A hundred for Mumbai feels good, and it doesn't get bigger than MCA for me because they are the people who have helped me get to where I have.

I am not a person who will think about the past.

I like Arijit Singh and often listen to his tracks.

During the 2011 World Cup, I was sitting at the Wankhede Stadium when India won.

I like to play attacking shots, even if it is in the first over of the game. If I get out playing attacking shots, then so be it.

I am very happy and proud - I played a lot of school cricket and scored heavily there, and then the Ranji Trophy, but when we represent India, it's a different feeling.

Whatever games came my way, I tried to give my best, do whatever I could to win matches for the team, be it at the Ranji Trophy level, India A, IPL: this was always on my mind.

School cricket is where we all start. The journey of a cricketer starts from there, and it was the same for me.

Tendulkar is my idol in cricket, and one thing I try to pick up from him is how he carries himself in a humble manner.

As a captain, I just want to lead the team properly.

I don't want to bring in negative vibes in my career.

I have been an aggressive batsman since my school days, and I play my game as such.

Each player wants to perform in every match he plays. Sometimes it happens; sometimes it doesn't. If I am not able to perform in a given match, I leave that behind.

Every cricketer dreams of coming into the Indian side.

Whenever you play international cricket, there is always a challenge.

To represent your country is the ultimate honour, and to play Test cricket for India will be the ultimate fulfilment of my cricketing ambition.