Top 94 Quotes by Mira Nair

My films, no one else will do.

Never take no for answer, and try to make films that turn you on.

It took me three years to learn to dress in the American way, especially in winter. That was just like me. I barely wear socks even now.

My family is vital to me - just the sense of being surrounded by no pretension.

I listen to music deeply and seriously for at least an hour or two a day.

We want the diversity of the world that is around us represented both in front of and behind the camera, and on our screens as a result.

The film-school mantra is that if you don't tell your own stories, nobody will.

Never treat anything you do as a stepping stone. Do it fully, and follow it completely.

In our house we say 'adolescence' is a western word. We don't believe in it.

Americans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it's not highly unusual.