Quote by Mira Nair
I think films have to reach people and really grab them. Thats wha

I think films have to reach people and really grab them. Thats 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

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Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesnt really exist in a Hollywood game. – Mira Nair

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I often begin movies with music in my head its a very important dimension to me. Not just the music itself, but how to use music in film: when and how and subtlety. I dont like to be too sweet in my stories, and I like the abrasive clang, the contrasting of sounds and cultures. – Mira Nair

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In America, we have so many movies and so much media about the Islamic world, the sub-continental world, but its not a conversation, its a monologue. Its always from one point of view. If we dont tell our own stories, no one will tell them is my mantra. – Mira Nair

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I too hope in this short reign to be a man of peace. – Pope Benedict XVI

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I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope. – Jerry Lewis

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If the character is true, the movie will fall into place. Or at least thats what you hope. – Ryan Gosling

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I hope that it can relate to and be a blessing to anybody, with the hope that someday they will find Jesus Christ to be the same God that Ive found Him to be. – Jonny Lang

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