Mira Nair

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

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.

I'm inspired by people that are marginal. I'm excited by their resilience.