I'm just someone who observes a lot.

I was watching TV and saw people with masks, weapons, and grenades. I thought, Is that really possible? Could we be here yet again? And go into civil war one more time?

A small film from a small country, in Arabic with nonprofessionals: It was practically impossible. Just to make it was like a dream to me.

I want to keep talking about my people and my country in my own language.

There are a lot of female directors in Lebanon but we can't really talk about a true film industry, it's still very small. But we do have a few female directors.

I don't like to be feared, and I can't work in conflict, I'm very bad with conflict. I try to avoid it, it paralyzes me.

I like to have the impression that whatever is happening is true.

When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that.

Beirut turned into a war zone in a matter of hours. We were stuck at home, the roads were blocked.

Love is for the birds.Honey is for the bees.And you, my special one.Are the only one for me.

It’d been a long time since they’d been together, but as close as they were physically, they’d never been so far apart in every other way.

Identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you make in life.”Patricia Briggs.

Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay.

Climate change isnʼt a distant threat. Itʼs already changing the way we live.

A . . . poet is a discoverer rather than an inventor.

Everyone in Hollywood is seeking fame and fortune; it's in the water here. Everyone from young women to old men - they all want it.

When you feel powerful, you are willing to stand up for your rights, you are willing to stand up for what you believe in, you're more willing to stand up and be counted.

It's traumatizing for me to come to Washington during a Republican administration because I don't have any Republican clothes.

The difference between mere management and leadership is communication.