Mira Nair Quotes

'No words - action' was the lesson my mother taught me: as artists, we have the privilege of holding a mirror to the world, to engage, to question, to bring beauty to a complex universe.

Mira Nair

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: indian
  • Birth: October 15, 1957

Topics

BeautyMotherMirrorWordsMeWorld

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

John C. Maxwell

WisdomMistakesManSmartStrong

I really had to develop a core. I had to figure out, at my core as a writer, what did I value? What was I about? And I had to love it and take pleasure in it.

Jenny Zhang

LoveValuePleasureOutTakeCore

Lasting peace and security in Iraq and Afghanistan will be achieved when we establish the conditions for democratic, economically viable nations.

John Warner

PeaceSecurityWillAfghanistanIraq

I went to Target once and picked up three seasons of '24' - what I call the Jack Bauer power hour - and watched 72 episodes in ten days.

Sterling K. Brown

PowerSeasonsTargetThreeUpDays

I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.

Sugar Ray Leonard

LikeWantedBruce

Michael's the ultimate entertainer. After Michael Jackson, it's Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Lee.

Tracy Morgan

UltimateMichael JacksonElvis Presley

I don't make the decision about what percentage of good guy or bad guy I play. For some reason, if I put my energy into the bad guy, that scares people. It's magic.

Rutger Hauer

GoodDecisionPeopleEnergyMagic

From the onset of the 'Live-Read' series, we wanted to hit all the major writers and Woody Allen is simply one of the greatest screenwriters of all time. He has ability to match pathos and comedy and drama and then turn it all on a dime. If you're going to make a series based on dialogue, you can't find much better than Woody Allen.

Jason Reitman

TimeBetterComedyYouFindDrama

Some carry the burden of bitterness and resentfulness for many years.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

BitternessBurdenYearsCarrySome

My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here.

Dorothy Dunnett

FatherMotherGameChessAlwaysMet

Canada should always open its doors to those who are oppressed or in cases of emergency. When Canada offered refuge to 50,000 boat people in Vietnam in the 1970s, I was particularly proud to be Canadian.

David Suzuki

PeopleProudBoatDoorsCanadaOpen

A couple of compromises in a row and suddenly you're very far way from the person you thought you were.

Brit Marling

ThoughtYouPersonWayFarVery

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