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 Copy Share Image
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… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
To make films, you have to have something to say. To have something to say, you have to be a student of life. And… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
My family is vital to me - just the sense of being surrounded by no pretension. — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
I am Indian, and my home is Kampala. My world is already diverse. But films are financed by those who want to see themselves… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
Making films is about having absolute and foolish confidence; the challenge for all of us is to have the heart of a poet and… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
I grew up thinking anything was possible simply because of seeing women in power - like, you know, running the country. Which is a… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
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… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth. — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
In America, we have so many movies and so much media about the Islamic world, the sub-continental world, but it's not a conversation, it's… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
They say now in America that final cut doesn't mean anything. As Harvey Weinstein said to some film-maker, 'You can have final cut. I'll… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. I always dreamed of the world. — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
A lot of us feel that we are against the war; we are against profiling and are against what is happening. We are tired… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
