I am a woman. I definitely have a woman's perspective. I'm also a mother, and I think, because of that, I feel responsible to try and make a difference. — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
I've never felt that my job was difficult because I'm a woman. It's a difficult job regardless, and it's even more difficult in Lebanon… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
I think of myself more as a director than as an actress. But I do like to perform and express myself in different ways,… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
I think you owe it to yourself and you owe it to your status as an artist to be true to who you are. — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
I was watching TV and saw people with masks, weapons, and grenades. I thought, Is that really possible? Could we be here yet again?… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
I thought if my son was now eighteen years old and he was tempted to join the fight and take the burden of protecting… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
I've seen so many women in my family, so many mothers, that have lost children in the war in such absurd ways. I wonder… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
I like to believe that my actors are not acting. That whatever they are doing, or whatever has been said, would happen in real… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
A small film from a small country, in Arabic with nonprofessionals: It was practically impossible. Just to make it was like a dream to… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
Cinema is not only about making people dream. It's about changing things and making people think. — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
It's only normal for me to work with my family because I think they are talented and because there's a warmth when I'm working.… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
Movements like Time's Up and #MeToo are putting the problems out there and creating conversations about the issues, and that's really how the healing… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
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… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that. — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
