N.A Obaid Quotes

It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.

If world leaders decide to [meet the Millennium Development Goals], I think it can be done by 2015...The question is, is there a political will to make this investment?

What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?

As filmmakers, you're not working on just one project, you're producing something, directing something, shooting something, and so it becomes hard to do it by yourself.

I'd like to do a film in Canada, but it's too difficult. National Film Board funding takes too long, and there's too much paperwork; by the time the film is approved the topic is dead and gone.

We cannot confront the massive challenges of poverty, hunger, disease and environmental destruction unless we address issues of population and reproductive health

I became a documentary filmmaker because I wanted to make socially conscious films. I never studied filmmaking - everything I have learned has been on the field.

I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar.

By bringing the voices of the ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges to television screens around the world, I hope to affect change in one community at a time.

The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.

I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative.

Don't give up your dreams.

An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of.

My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced.

Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image.

My topics are timely. When an event is happening is when I want to be there... I think it is our duty to challenge the status quo.

I don't think I'll be making documentaries my whole life.

All the women in Pakistan working for change, don't give up on your dreams, this is for you.

In terms of Saving Face, I was inspired by the stories of survivors who didn’t let their attacks stop them from pursuing justice and seeking treatment.

It takes one second to ruin a woman's life.

When you play music, you don't need a language. Music is a language.

By giving our audience intimate access to the lives of musicians, we hope to raise awareness of the region's beautiful cultural heritage and present a more nuanced portrait of its people.

Music is a universal language.

When I'm not working on the ground, spending time with my husband and daughter puts me at ease.

My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.

Working in any country where you want to talk about the kind of issues that other people don't want to talk about is difficult.

I believe in telling the truth.

Education liberates a woman.

You were born an original. Don't die a copy.

He can't fall down anymore because he's already on the floor.