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But I now entered on my fifteenth year - a sad epoch in the life of a slave girl. My master began to whisper foul words in my ear. Young as I was I could not remain ignorant of their import.
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 a monologue. It's always from one point of view. 'If we don't tell our own stories no one will tell them' is my mantra.
Quotes By Mira Nair
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It gave me a lot of pleasure and pride that 90 percent of the crew for...
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My family is almost exactly like the one in 'Monsoon Wedding'. We are very...
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With Vietnam the Iraq War so many American films about war are almost...
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I look for the humanity in people however big the politics or oppressive the...
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I often begin movies with music in my head it's a very important dimension to...
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Marriage of attraction is a gamble anyway so you might as well marry into a...
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I think films have to reach people and really grab them. That's what I hope...
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You know the sad thing of post-9/11 which was of course horrific was that...
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We have three generations at home including my father-in-law. I keep a very...
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New York City is home to so many people from so many places and the...
Quotes About Movies
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James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of...
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What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women...
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I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part...
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The trick of making movies in this culture is how to not give up everything...
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I love bad movies whereas going to the theater for me is a painful...
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The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so...
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I find playwriting really painful. I love it or I wouldn't do it but I...
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The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris...