I think after 1970 or so, after I sold Soul City, I took off for awhile and didn't do too many gigs.
When people ask me to describe my journey in Hindi cinema post-'Barfi!' I actually don't know what to say.
After 'Resurrection,' I was getting calls for people to do work with me, and I was turning it down.
Certainly after '21' I was getting the opportunity to make a lot of money.
I write incredibly slowly. And, on top of that, I spent my entire youth and twenties working like a dog, so one of the things that happened when I finished 'Drown' was that I got busy living. I'd never travelled, I'd never seen anything. So I did as much travelling as my job teaching would allow.
You know what I think happened? After 'Rocky,' I was almost set up in the eyes of the media to make a flop.
After the Academy Award, well, I was left with a lot of time on my hands. I thought I'd get a lot of offers - and they didn't come.
I have met a lot of athletes who were on the top of their sport, and then sat around and did nothing. They just didn't know what to do.
But then I hit my 20s and only made two albums, and now I live in a ski resort as a ski bum basically.
I live a fairly simple life, and that didn't change much after I sold TechCrunch in 2010. I didn't buy a new house or even a new car. The one thing I did splurge on was a boat. Nothing too fancy or large.
Not much changed post-'Raazi.' I didn't get too many offers.
Post 'Chennai Express,' I got several offers from Hindi cinema, but nothing substantial came my way.
I planned so well for my post-'Cosby Show' life that I don't have to make desperate acting choices that conflict with what my values.
I've been able to make a good living as a musician, but now it's time to do all the other stuff.
After 'Big Daddy,' it was really slow. We weren't booking a lot, and we did a little bit here and there, but, you know, we basically went back to school, did what normal kids do.
After acting in a critically acclaimed film like 'Kaaka Muttai,' I didn't get any offers for more than a year.
After 'Honey' I read the rave reviews and thought I had it made. But it was two-and-a-half years before I was on the screen again.
I hadn't really thought about doing any acting at all post-'Center Stage.'
Post 'Kick,' I was flooded with offers. The film has given me a solid fan base even in Dubai and Bahrain.
I remember the first script I wrote after 'Swingers' was a Western, and I just couldn't get it made.
I've done a bunch of jobs since 'Deadwood' went off the air, but it's always been a very high bar that those other shows have to live up to.
For anyone that's ever had a musical breakthrough in their career, it's always followed by the departure period right after.
Everything big-budget or stereotypical I was offered after 'Slumdog Millionaire' was a huge no-no.
