--- title: "1 Stay Longer Quotes By Deepa Mehta" description: "1 Stay Longer quotes by Deepa Mehta. Plus more from Deepa Mehta and more Stay Longer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/594/deepa-mehta-33306_decision_we-cannot-force-our-self-to-stay-longer_303269.jpg" --- > [We cannot force our self to stay longer with something,situation or with the person who we don't really like . The best decision is to move on so then we can stay happy with our life style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/we-cannot-force-our-self-to-stay-longer-with-something-situation-or/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/594/deepa-mehta-33306_decision_we-cannot-force-our-self-to-stay-longer_303269.jpg) ## More by Deepa Mehta > [One of the things that I really love about doing a film is working with actors and the whole casting process. I feel I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/one-of-the-things-that-i-really-love-about-doing-a-film-is-working/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [Even though ashrams... probably still exist in India, you don't find a child widow anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/even-though-ashrams-probably-still-exist-in-india-you-don-t-find-a/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [We cannot force our self to stay longer with something,situation or with the person who we don't really like . The best decision is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/we-cannot-force-our-self-to-stay-longer-with-something-situation-or/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [When I was exposed to the history and the cultural background of why women whose husbands die, why they have to become ascetic or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/when-i-was-exposed-to-the-history-and-the-cultural-background-of-why/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [I think it's really important not to be so judgmental and not to be so fearful. Try to have confidence in yourself. Don't depend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/i-think-it-s-really-important-not-to-be-so-judgmental-and-not-to-be/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [It was difficult in India to find an eight year old who could play a widow. The reason for that is that most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/it-was-difficult-in-india-to-find-an-eight-year-old-who-could-play-a/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [I simply can't understand the stereotyping women as film makers who make soppy family dramas. Look at Katherine Bigelow: she has directed Point Break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/i-simply-can-t-understand-the-stereotyping-women-as-film-makers-who/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [My screenplays are very detailed. The reason they're detailed... you have to think on your feet. You have to be ready to change because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/my-screenplays-are-very-detailed-the-reason-they-re-detailed-you-have/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [While we're working on the script, I never see any films. I make it a point because I don't want to get distracted. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/while-we-re-working-on-the-script-i-never-see-any-films-i-make-it-a/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [I write mostly as a director. That's why my screenplays are very detailed. So I get into the images I see. I like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/i-write-mostly-as-a-director-that-s-why-my-screenplays-are-very/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [I've never seen or heard of a mob sitting down to read a film script.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/i-ve-never-seen-or-heard-of-a-mob-sitting-down-to-read-a-film-script/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [The most interesting part of IIFA is that I get to meet filmmakers from India. I just attended a symposium on Satyajit Ray with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/the-most-interesting-part-of-iifa-is-that-i-get-to-meet-filmmakers/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [Oh my God! Why did I leave India? I fell in love with a white man. That's what it was. It was the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/oh-my-god-why-did-i-leave-india-i-fell-in-love-with-a-white-man-that/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [To make a film is very difficult - it doesn't make a difference whether you are a man or a woman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/to-make-a-film-is-very-difficult-it-doesn-t-make-a-difference-whether/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) > [Once the script is done, I put it aside for a month. I start thinking of all the films that have influenced me, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepa-mehta/once-the-script-is-done-i-put-it-aside-for-a-month-i-start-thinking/) [Deepa Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepa-mehta/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stay-longer/deepa-mehta/#itemlist", "name": "1 Stay Longer Quotes By Deepa Mehta", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We cannot force our self to stay longer with something,situation or with the person who we don't really like . 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