We have three generations at home, including my father-in-law. I keep a very low profile, and a lot of things I do are very much with the family in mind. I have actually made films with the family around me. Mira Nair familyfatherfilm share on social
Post 9/11, so much has changed in New York that it does not give you that homely feeling which it did before. Mira Nair changefeltgive Change image and share on social
I love the idea that it doesn't take one person only to achieve your potential. It takes a village, it takes a community, a street, a teacher, a mother. Mira Nair achievecommunityidea Change image and share on social
I listen to Ustad Vilayat Khan's 'Raga Khamaj' and 'Raga Jaijaiwanti' virtually every morning, a lot of Abdullah Ibrahim, Michael Kiwanuka, Savages, and contemporary Ugandan pop. Mira Nair abdullahcontemporaryibrahim Change image and share on social
Life is short, so I'm knowing exactly where I'm putting my time. I don't want to do things that I don't have to do. Mira Nair knowlifeputt Change image and share on social
You've got to understand that in Bollywood, every actor is an instrument, and yet a human being. They come to the set with a set agenda, believing, 'This is who I am, this is what I want, and no, I am not going to become that character you want me to.' Mira Nair actoragendumbelieve share on social
I've loved 'Vanity Fair' since I was 16 years old. You know, we're all colonial hangovers in India, steeped in English literature. It is one of these novels that I read under the covers at my convent boarding school in Simla. Mira Nair boardcolonialconvent share on social
What's nice about what we have is when you enter the set, the world of film, it becomes this real cocoon, very different from all the publicity. That's the fun part. Mira Nair cocoonenterfilm Change image and share on social
It is shocking that the screen does not reflect the way the world is and the diversity in the world... What the world really looks like should be on screen, and it isn't. Mira Nair diversityreflectscreen Change image and share on social
You know, the sad thing of post-9/11, which was of course horrific, was that the city in which I felt completely at home for two decades, suddenly people like us - brown people - were looked at as the 'Others.' Mira Nair browncitycompletely share on social
