Vignesh Nair Quotes

The next morning the first thought that came to my mind was "Calculus of love". When love tends to infinity, thinko tends to zero. ~ Ram Vignesh

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

A large mango tree shaded the eastern corner of the house from the sharp morning sun, its long, leafy branches swaying over the old, red, clay-tiled roof. The smell of wood and camphor hung in the air. ~ Sudha Nair

Forgiveness makes humanity to survive in the hearts of the people. ~ Vignesh S.V

Velayudhan Nair says: 'Man, we go to the doctor.' Velayudhan Nair always began every sentence with Man, for he had been to Bombay. In Colaba every De Souza says: Man. This they learned from the P & O ships. And P & O ships touch Plymouth. Do they say 'Man' there, one wonders.

'So, man, we go to the doctor,' he repeated.

'Mr Man, I come,' said Govindan Nair. He sometimes used Mister to show he too could be elegant. He called his son Mr Shridhar. ('Mr Shridhar, go and get me a chew,' 'Mr Shridhar, the thing that father puffs is wanted,' etc. etc. Mr Shridhar therefore brought the chew tobacco or that which father puffs, according to orders.) ~ Raja Rao

A Rakshasi did not live here.
A princess did.
I was staring into the most dazzling garden I had ever seen. Cobblestone pathways meandered between rows of salmon-hued hibiscus, regal hollyhock, delicate impatiens, wild orchids, thorny rosebushes, and manicured shrubs starred with jasmine. Bunches of bougainvillea cascaded down the sides of the wall, draped across the stone like extravagant shawls. Magnolia trees, cotton-candy pink, were interspersed with coconut trees, which let in streaks of purplish light through their fanlike leaves. A rock-rimmed pond glistened in a corner of the garden, and lotus blossoms sprouting from green discs skimmed its surface. A snow white bird that looked like a peacock wove in and out through a grove of pomegranate trees, which were set aflame by clusters of deep orange blossoms. I had seen blue peacocks before, but never a white one.
An Ashoka tree stood at one edge of the garden, as if on guard, near the door. A brief wind sent a cluster of red petals drifting down from its branches and settling on the ground at my feet. A flock of pale blue butterflies emerged from a bed of golden trumpet flowers and sailed up into the sky. In the center of this scene was a peach stucco cottage with green shutters and a thatched roof, quaint and idyllic as a dollhouse. A heavenly perfume drifted over the wall, intoxicating me- I wanted nothing more than to enter. ~ Kamala Nair

Be your own without following others. Bring forth what you think and let others know ~ Sadashivan Nair

Her skin smelled of candy floss and the soothing scent of lemon grass. The hem of her skirt grazed her ankles and revealed her silver anklets. ~ Sudha Nair

I grew up thinking anything was possible simply because of seeing women in power - like, you know, running the country. Which is a thought that continues to give Americans indigestion ... Direction is about having a vision, but the practice of being a director is a con game - a confidence game. ~ Mira Nair

Sometimes all you need is a belief that you are not alone in this vast universe ~ Inba Vignesh

What we decide does not mean will always happen, so be content with what you are ~ Sadashivan Nair

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

It was only when I saw films in my early 20s by Jane Campion, Mira Nair, Sally Potter and Kathryn Bigelow, I started to think, 'Oh, it's possible.' I dared to suggest that I wanted to train to be a film director. ~ Sarah Gavron

Never listen to the haters. Work hard, and do what you love. ~ Ariel Martin

I don't think there is a need of the categorization 'woman writing'. I think in some sense writers lost their gender when they walk into the world of words; I believe that writers ought to be able to slip under the skins of both men and women. Only then will the writing and the characters have credibility and strength. ~ Anita Nair

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

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

I've loved 'Vanity Fair' since I was 16 years old. You know, we're all colonial hangovers in India, steeped in English literature. It is one of these novels that I read under the covers at my convent boarding school in Simla. ~ Mira Nair

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

Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me, especially if you mix them up with reindeers and sleighs. I feel alone. I feel isolated. I feel I do not belong. ~ Mira Nair

The world is composed of lies. Starting from a kid's cute lie, a teen's white lie, a youth's smart lie, it grows older with us, romantic lies as a couple, effusive lies as a parent and unavoidable lies at old age. Lies are beautiful, lies are awkward. Lies are stupid, lies are witty. Everyone is a classical composer and lifetime listener of lies. ~ Ram Vignesh

He was too smitten by his second wife and the sons she produced easily and regularly at eighteen-month intervals to bother too much about a daughter. ~ Anita Nair

The temptation, lust, addiction, avarice, mistrust, and Infidelity are evil's main strategic tools to shatter many homes. The love and family founded on fine sheer system where only two souls can fit. Trust is strength of the system nothing can replace. Third soul is only to shake foundation. Building trust is only the foundation of any family. ~ Sadashivan Nair

It gave me a lot of pleasure and pride that 90 percent of the crew for 'Monsoon Wedding,' and most of my film, are women. We get the work done, you know, much lesser play of ego ... And I really believe in harmony, I believe in working in a spirit of egolessness and that the film is bigger than all of us. ~ Mira Nair

Until you take your profession as passion, each and every activity looks as a headache ~ Vignesh S.V

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

People speak a lot but stops speaking even a word after the misunderstanding pops up ~ Vignesh S.V

Sport and singing may require talent, but passion and determination are enough to make you good at practically anything else. Your mind learns with alacrity and excels at virtually anything if it's interested enough. Every decision should start with criteria set by you; and only thereafter do you look at the options that have satisfied your criteria. Having this attitude is the only way your life becomes your own. ~ Lishen Nair

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

Perhaps, what I seek now is a friend like I have never had before. Someone to share a smoke and my thoughts with. Someone who will see life with the same eyes as I do; experience the same lift of spirit when mine soars. Someone whose destiny is woven with mine even though we are bound by neither blood nor any other tie. ~ Anita Nair