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 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?

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

I'm just someone who observes a lot.

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.

Growing inside comes from trusting what you believe in and keeping a smile, even when confronted with misery and trial.”Deetkatu, Meet the Little People…An Enchanting Adventure

You can change any status quo, stand out, walk by faith and not by sight and things will definitely go well with you.

Think of someone you care about and send loving thoughts in the present moment.

Competition is healthy ... but there is more to life than winning or we should nearly all be losers

If you have a good story idea, don't assume it must form a prose narrative. It may work better as a play, a screenplay or a poem. Be flexible.

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.

An honest man, that is not quite sober, has nothing to fear.

Boulez seemed to me to be a guy who wrote laws. Like a company lawyer.

We should teach the foreigners and colonialists that Somalia cannot be led by other people and that the traitors who fled the country will never lead Somalia.

Fashion is very judgmental. It's something where you have to be careful. I have a long way to go before I can be a designer. I'd love to one day, but we'll see.