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Mira Nair quotes: Post 9/11, so much has changed in New York that it does not give you that homely feeling which it did before.

Post 9/11, so much has changed in New York that it does not give you that homely feeling which it did before.

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

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

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

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

Mira Nair quotes: 'Salaam Bombay' didn't put a halo on the poor. Instead, it said that they will teach us how to live.

'Salaam Bombay' didn't put a halo on the poor. Instead, it said that they will teach us how to live.

Mira Nair quotes: 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.

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.

Mira Nair quotes: Every frame and every scene has to have an intention.

Every frame and every scene has to have an intention.

Mira Nair quotes: You have to want to be in the company of those you're making films about.

You have to want to be in the company of those you're making films about.

Mira Nair quotes: Truth is much stranger than fiction and, often, much more powerful.

Truth is much stranger than fiction and, often, much more powerful.

Mira Nair quotes: Every film is a political act; it's how you see the world.

Every film is a political act; it's how you see the world.

Mira Nair quotes: My films, no one else will do.

My films, no one else will do.

Mira Nair quotes: Never take no for answer, and try to make films that turn you on.

Never take no for answer, and try to make films that turn you on.

Mira Nair quotes: Never treat anything you do as a stepping stone. Do it fully, and follow it completely.

Never treat anything you do as a stepping stone. Do it fully, and follow it completely.

Mira Nair quotes: I've never sought to be on an A-list. I've done my own thing and my own thing has thankfully now brought me an audience.

I've never sought to be on an A-list. I've done my own thing and my own thing has thankfully now brought me an audience.

Mira Nair quotes: My family is almost exactly like the one in 'Monsoon Wedding'. We are very open, fairly liberal, loud people.

My family is almost exactly like the one in 'Monsoon Wedding'. We are very open, fairly liberal, loud people.

Mira Nair quotes: If we don't tell our own stories, no one else will.

If we don't tell our own stories, no one else will.

Mira Nair quotes: What is really important to me is a sense of humour and a mischief about life. Life is just too boring otherwise.

What is really important to me is a sense of humour and a mischief about life. Life is just too boring otherwise.

Mira Nair quotes: Americans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it's not highly unusual.

Americans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it's not highly unusual.

Mira Nair quotes: Humility is not a trait I often associate with America.

Humility is not a trait I often associate with America.

Mira Nair quotes: In our house we say 'adolescence' is a western word. We don't believe in it.

In our house we say 'adolescence' is a western word. We don't believe in it.

Mira Nair quotes: It's only at this age that I can say the word 'art' without flinching.

It's only at this age that I can say the word 'art' without flinching.

Mira Nair quotes: It is because my roots are so strong that I can fly.

It is because my roots are so strong that I can fly.

Mira Nair quotes: Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn't really exist in a Hollywood game.

Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn't really exist in a Hollywood game.

Mira Nair quotes: I grew up in a small town in India, but through books I knew the world.

I grew up in a small town in India, but through books I knew the world.

Mira Nair quotes: Making films is about having absolute and foolish confidence; the challenge for all of us is to have the heart of a poet and the skin of an elephant.

Making films is about having absolute and foolish confidence; the challenge for all of us is to have the heart of a poet and the skin of an elephant.

Mira Nair quotes: I want to question what the outside is and who defines it. I often find those that are considered to be on the outside extremely inspiring.

I want to question what the outside is and who defines it. I often find those that are considered to be on the outside extremely inspiring.

Mira Nair quotes: I am still attracted to stories about people who are considered to be on the outside of society. I still seek inspiration from those stories.

I am still attracted to stories about people who are considered to be on the outside of society. I still seek inspiration from those stories.

Mira Nair quotes: Truth is more peculiar than fiction. Life is really a startling place.

Truth is more peculiar than fiction. Life is really a startling place.

Mira Nair quotes: We all know the power of film; we all know there's almost nothing more powerful than to see people on film that look and talk like you, like we do.

We all know the power of film; we all know there's almost nothing more powerful than to see people on film that look and talk like you, like we do.