Making films is about having absolute and foolish confidence; the challenge for all of us is to have the heart of a poet and the skin of an elephant. Mira Nair absolutechallengeconfidence Change image and share on social
I grew up in a small town in India, but through books I knew the world. Mira Nair bookgrowindia Change image and share on social
From Vietnam's 'Deer Hunter' to Iraq, films are never about the person who has had his house destroyed. Mira Nair deerdestroyfilm Change image and share on social
Truth is much stranger than fiction and, often, much more powerful. Mira Nair fictionpowerfulstrange Change image and share on social
My close friends call me the bulldozer who never says no. I have never not made a film. Mira Nair bulldozercallclose Change image and share on social
I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth. Mira Nair clothcutfilm Change image and share on social
Once 9/11 happened, people who looked like me and whose children looked like us and whose husbands looked of a community, really were made to feel quite the other, and I thought that was impossible in a city like New York but I myself was witness to that. Mira Nair childcitycommunity share on social
My family is almost exactly like the one in 'Monsoon Wedding'. We are very open, fairly liberal, loud people. Mira Nair fairlyfamilyliberal Change image and share on social
Truth is more peculiar than fiction. Life is really a startling place. Mira Nair fictionlifepeculiar Change image and share on social
