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
Truth is more peculiar than fiction. Life is really a startling place. Mira Nair fictionlifepeculiar 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
Either you're this, or you're that: either you're - if you're a Pakistani, you're a terrorist; if you're an American, you might be a militarist. Those kind of prisms that we see each other through are really stultifying, and they don't often show the complexity and the incredible warmth and encompassing of the world. Mira Nair americancomplexityencompass share on social
'No words - action' was the lesson my mother taught me: as artists, we have the privilege of holding a mirror to the world, to engage, to question, to bring beauty to a complex universe. Mira Nair actionartistbeauty Change image and share on social
You have to want to be in the company of those you're making films about. Mira Nair companyfilmmake Change image and share on social
I think I am kind of put on this Earth to speak of being between worlds in my films. Mira Nair earthfilmkind Change image and share on social