Mahira Khan Quotes

I don't care what I do - act, stand-up, write, direct - it doesn't matter as long as I'm being creative and it's good work.

Art should not be bound by barriers or language. The Hindi film industry is a testament to that. We speak only Hindi, but we premiere in Germany and Japan. Our films do phenomenally well there. We transcend the barriers of language and culture. We welcome you in. I think that's what art should be, and I hope America reaches that place.

Wanting to work is a luxury; having to work is not. If you're an artist, an actor, and you don't have to work, then you do work that you wanna do.

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality.

I wanted to make Canadian films, and I ended up making American films.

I'm trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre.

Whether it be in acting, music, or even in dancing, I only want to do things that I truly connect to, and with my music, it's everything that I am.

Passion moves freely across borders, speaks every language, and flourishes in every culture. The movement of passion is the most gratifying satisfaction in any moviemaker's life.

I have seen dozens upon dozens of productions of 'Lebensraum' in dozens of languages around the globe.

I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas.

I admire James Franco. I admire somebody like Jack Nicholson. Anyone who just does movies for the sake of making movies and takes big risks.

I've spent some time working with a non-Italian designer; I've been helping him organize fashion shows, the advertising, also helping with the creative part. But the great part about this work is that I am no one!

Worldwide is an overused word. But it's true that being known has given me new ideas and a chance to get to know new people who think in different ways. I want to hear myself referred to as Elie Saab, without labels or titles.

I don't care if people think I am an overactor, as long as they enjoy what I do. People who think that would call Van Gogh an overpainter.

'Yosemite' opened doors for me in the New York theater community in amazing ways. There's a whole world of fearless young theater makers here who put shows together on a shoestring budget and with gigantic hearts.

I always feel like it is a privilege to be able to be an artist and to be able to exhibit my work all over the world.

Actors are people who are doing a job they want to do, which isn't the case for many of the people who watch what we do.

We are a global society, and one does not have to be from Germany to give a great performance of Beethoven.

I see videomaking as an art - it's not a process for me.

I love 'Sunday in the Park with George.' I saw that when I was just, just starting theater school, and I remember singing 'Finishing the Hat' or at least reading the lyrics to 'Finishing the Hat' and other songs from 'Sunday in the Park with George' to my mom to try to explain why I wanted to be an artist.

As soon as any art is pursued with a view of money, then farewell, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, all hope of genuine good work.

I've always wanted my art to be global rather than local. I want to make paintings that people everywhere can relate to.

Art removes boundaries and makes the world brighter. It is the common language for people all over the world. But politics are the opposite completely. Politicians, their very meaning is based on the lines they draw.

I always like to work with really good filmmakers and really good actors.

As an actor, you think to yourself, 'I want to do good work,' but you also want the work that you do to make an impact in some way.