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> [I am constantly swimming on the margin, neither 100% American, French, nor Lebanese. I am none of those. I am the result of those three. Sometimes it's an asset: no one can put you in a category. That I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/i-am-constantly-swimming-on-the-margin-neither-100-american-french/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

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## More by Ziad Doueiri

> [I was a child during the Lebanese civil war, and I remember Israeli bombardments. So growing up, my view of Israel was completely negative.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/i-was-a-child-during-the-lebanese-civil-war-and-i-remember-israeli/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

> [I was born in Lebanon and emigrated to the U.S. and went back. I'd been raised in a French school in Beirut. Lebanon is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/i-was-born-in-lebanon-and-emigrated-to-the-u-s-and-went-back-i-d-been/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

> [The world is going on a high-speed connection; the Arab revolution is still dial-up. So we have to give it a little time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/the-world-is-going-on-a-high-speed-connection-the-arab-revolution-is/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

> [I wrote and finished the script for 'Man in the Middle' two weeks after the September 11 bombing. It's a very American film about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/i-wrote-and-finished-the-script-for-man-in-the-middle-two-weeks-after/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

> [Sometimes art is ahead of revolution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/sometimes-art-is-ahead-of-revolution/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

> [I wasn't trained as a writer-director. And the projects I write are difficult to finish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/i-wasn-t-trained-as-a-writer-director-and-the-projects-i-write-are/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

> [The mystified idea I had of Israel - the demonization of Israel - it just wasn't true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/the-mystified-idea-i-had-of-israel-the-demonization-of-israel-it-just/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

> [I graduated from UC San Diego, wanted to work in film to get my hands-on real experience, did music videos, TV, feature films, all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/i-graduated-from-uc-san-diego-wanted-to-work-in-film-to-get-my-hands/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

> [Nine months after we submitted the original screenplay for 'The Attack,' the studio that was involved pulled out. I've been told that 'you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/nine-months-after-we-submitted-the-original-screenplay-for-the-attack/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

> [I lived through many battles - the 1973, I was young; in 1982 with the Israeli invasions, and 2006 between Hezbollah and Israel. Before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/i-lived-through-many-battles-the-1973-i-was-young-in-1982-with-the/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

> [I am constantly swimming on the margin, neither 100% American, French, nor Lebanese. I am none of those. I am the result of those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-doueiri/i-am-constantly-swimming-on-the-margin-neither-100-american-french/)

[Ziad Doueiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-doueiri/)

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