With Vietnam, the Iraq War, so many American films about war are almost always from the American point of view. You almost never have a Middle Eastern character by name with a story. Mira Nair Read Quote
Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn’t really exist in a Hollywood game. Mira Nair Read Quote
I’ve been able to look at the world differently from three continents practically. I’ve always lived between India and the U.S. When I married Mahmood I became a daughter-in-law of Africa. That really changed my worldview. I can see it from so many perspectives. Mira Nair Read Quote
My family is almost exactly like the one in ‘Monsoon Wedding’. We are very open, fairly liberal, loud people. Mira Nair Read Quote
There’s nothing universal about Indian families except that the family itself is deeply important across the country. It’s sort of the fabric and anchor of our country. Mira Nair Read Quote
I think films have to reach people and really grab them. That’s what I hope to do when I make a film – to get under your skin and really make you think about something, and have a transporting time that takes you somewhere. Mira Nair Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I am at home in many cultures. I live actively in three continents and I’ve done that for most of my life, so I just make films as I see the world, and that happens to speak to people. I do things that I want to do. Mira Nair Read Quote
Bollywood actors are so set in what they want, and the way they want it. And why shouldn’t they be? But it is not the same in Hollywood, because the love of the audience is not the same. Mira Nair Read Quote