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I often begin movies with mus...

I often begin movies with music in my head; it's a very important dimension to me. Not just the music itself, but how to use music in film: when and how and subtlety. I don't like to be too sweet in my stories, and I like the abrasive clang, the contrasting of sounds and cultures.

Mira Nair 56 quotes

We want the diversity of the ...

We want the diversity of the world that is around us represented both in front of and behind the camera, and on our screens as a result.

Mira Nair 56 quotes

I'm a self-taught landscape g...

I'm a self-taught landscape gardener; it's a real passion of mine. It's what I do in my spare time because trees don't ask questions!

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It took me three years to lea...

It took me three years to learn to dress in the American way, especially in winter. That was just like me. I barely wear socks even now.

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'Queen of Katwe' is an absolu...

'Queen of Katwe' is an absolutely true story. And it's wonderful. But it's not about saviors. Your only savior is yourself - but yourself with your community. It's never alone. You have to have someone who believes in you.

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Life is short, so I'm knowing...

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.

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I look for the humanity in pe...

I look for the humanity in people, however big the politics or oppressive the situation may be, whether it's subsumed within a human being or between two human beings. I want to help us hold a mirror to ourselves.

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We have three generations at ...

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.

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I am an independent film-make...

I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth.

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I love the idea that it doesn...

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.

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Marriage of attraction is a g...

Marriage of attraction is a gamble anyway, so you might as well marry into a family that is similar to your own, and make that much less of an adjustment. But the 'love marriage', as it is called, is equally common in India now. But it would be interesting to do a comparison of what would work better. Marriage is hard work, and it is a gamble.

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For seven years, I made films...

For seven years, I made films in the cinema verite tradition - photographing what was happening without manipulating it. Then I realised I wanted to make things happen for myself, through feature films.

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With Vietnam, the Iraq War, s...

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.

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Christmas lights may be the l...

Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me, especially if you mix them up with reindeers and sleighs. I feel alone. I feel isolated. I feel I do not belong.

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I think in the last thirty ye...

I think in the last thirty years, the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten poorer. It is not something that you can see with rose-colored glasses.

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I came from the school of cin...

I came from the school of cinema verite documentaries, which was: Do not manipulate reality as it was happening but create a narrative in the editing room.

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I am actually a resident of t...

I am actually a resident of three worlds - of America, of India, and of Africa. I live in Uganda most of the year. It's extraordinary to have that worldview that is an expansive one rather than just looking at the world from where you sit.

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I grew up in a very small tow...

I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. I always dreamed of the world.

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We have to realize only in co...

We have to realize only in communication, in real knowledge, in real reaching out, can there be an understanding that there's humanity everywhere, and that's what I'm trying to do.

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My family is vital to me - ju...

My family is vital to me - just the sense of being surrounded by no pretension.

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