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
Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesnt really exist in a Hollywood game. – Mira Nair
I am at home in many cultures. I live actively in three continents and Ive 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
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