Nawazuddin Siddiqui Quotes

Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is in the unfinished negative of which America is the proof.

A multicultural society does not reject the culture of the other but is prepared to listen, to see, to dialogue and, in the final analysis, to possibly accept the other's culture without compromising its own.

I was born and raised in China, Mandarin is my first language, and I definitely know America. I think that will be my strength, to try and bring the two worlds together.

You have to go to other countries to realize Taipei is a place where there is diversity of thought.

Truth is, generally I like film festivals; somewhere at some level there's an exchange of ideas.

It's only a drawback in the States, where most people seem to have no real interest in other countries and the notion of a novel which might offer insight into life in the UK doesn't seem to appeal very widely.

Our strength lies in the free development of national cultures. True internationalism is possible only if one has a profound respect for the dignity, honor, culture and history of each people.

Like many foreign students when they go abroad, I was instantly thrust into a position of having to explain and defend my country. That is a very common predicament.

I am very, very proud I am also Turkish and both of my parents are from Turkey. I was born in Germany and grew up there. By playing football, I learned my different cultures, and that is an advantage if you grow up as a person. You get a different view on certain things. I am very, very thankful I was able to pick the best from many cultures.

Executives in Hollywood are missing a lot because they don't want to watch other cultures.

To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.

I talk about my dad and the American dream, and I just want to say to Americans how fascinated we are by America. We would love Americans to look at the rest of the world that way sometimes.

For me, cinema's like a language - everyone has their own form of it.

Each time you see a Western movie, it's a good reflection of where things are in the world at that time. It's probably one of the purest forms of cinema that really tells you where the world is.

It's been a good thing for me to try and understand America.

My mother came from a very affluent background, very Westernized, while my father was more Eastern. So I've had a very good blend of the East and the West. I guess this has been extremely helpful in making my career and the way I function.

When you go out of your country and meet people, you get a wider perspective.

I was lucky to move around different cultures at an early age and have experience of different lifestyles.

I loved 'La La Land.' I would love to do a film like 'La La Land' which has so much simplicity and joy of cinema in it.

Like the ancient Silk Road itself, 'The Sound of Silk' will make the foreign familiar while challenging long-held notions of identity and our place in the world.

I have always been a fan of Mahesh Manjrekar's work. I like the way he tells his stories. He manages to focus on aspects of human beings and of society, which we don't often see in cinema.

I was lucky to grow up in a culturally diverse area knowing a lot of different people from all different walks of life.

I think I'm very fortunate to have a pan-Indian appeal.

Parajanov's love for the folk culture is quite infectious. The way that he loves everything on screen, I relate.