In his second thank you speech, he also spoke about choosing between hate and love.
"Right from childhood, I had been told especially by my mother, and later by Sufi saints about the importance of purging oneself of hateful and conflicting thoughts," he explains.
"In our daily lives and work, we are confronted with negative thoughts. There are divisions based on religion, ethnic backgrounds, languages... Unless we learn to rise above them and embrace true spirituality, how can we produce something really beautiful?"
"At least I cannot think of composing something when there is bitterness and anger in my heart," he said. "And that is what I meant when I said that because I chose love I could be here (in Hollywood and at the Oscars)."
He prevailed at the Oscars over heavyweight Hollywood composers like Danny Elfman (Milk), Thomas Newman (WALL-E) and James Newton Howard (Defiance), not to forget the distinguished Alexandre Desplat (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) from France.
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