# Shekhar Kapur: We are the stories we tell ourselves

Where does creative inspiration spring from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood/Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth," "Mr. India") pinpoints his source of creativity: sheer, utter panic. He shares a powerful way to unleash your inner storyteller.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2010
- Runtime: 21 min
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/ShekharKapur_2009I)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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