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Jehane Noujaim Quotes: In making films, I'm constantly looking for people who are in conflict and who are going to surprise you and challenge you.
         

In making films, I'm constantly looking for people who are in conflict and who are going to surprise you and challenge you.


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It's incredible to see the creativity, beauty and hardships people capture when filmmaking is opened up and shared with the world.

It's incredible to see the creativity, beauty and hardships people capture when filmmaking is opened up and shared with the world.



I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning.

I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning.



I'm interested in characters that are complex people.

I'm interested in characters that are complex people.



It's important in any project to remain focused.

It's important in any project to remain focused.



I have actually been very fortunate to be able to make films on my own credit card without having huge funders behind me dictating how the story should be told.

I have actually been very fortunate to be able to make films on my own credit card without having huge funders behind me dictating how the story should be told.



When I hear the words 'activist filmmaking,' I think of somebody who's an activist, who wants to prove a particular point.

When I hear the words 'activist filmmaking,' I think of somebody who's an activist, who wants to prove a particular point.



You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity.

You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity.



Al Jazeera is demonized by the United States, yet in Egypt my father would be watching it.

Al Jazeera is demonized by the United States, yet in Egypt my father would be watching it.



I've discovered I can't make a film about people I dislike.

I've discovered I can't make a film about people I dislike.



Al Jazeera is one entity that everyone across the Arab world watches. Arabs are proud of that.

Al Jazeera is one entity that everyone across the Arab world watches. Arabs are proud of that.





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I take a deep breath and sidestep my fear and begin speaking from the place where beauty and bravery meet--within the chambers of a quivering heart.



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