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

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.

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.

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.

What are you not doing today that you were doing when I first met you?

Lecturing is an art. A good lecturer is an artist who understands the art.

I'm more the sort of person who doesn't like hugging strangers because we don't know each other, so we shouldn't.

There's nothing like the first horseback ride to make a person feel better off.

Kids aren't suppose to have cancer, they're suppose to have a future.

I think that's what a partnership is - you take the positives from both people and incorporate them.

A man's word and his intestinal fortitude are two of the most honorable virtues known to mankind.

This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.

Isn't it so weird the day you wake up and you're just going with the flow? And you just suddenly are a mom.

[T]hat is the true function of meditation: to create a space in you where you can be rich, infinitely rich, utterly peaceful, absolutely ecstatic.