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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/a-small-film-from-a-small-country-in-arabic-with-nonprofessionals-it/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

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## More by Nadine Labaki

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/i-ve-never-felt-that-my-job-was-difficult-because-i-m-a-woman-it-s-a/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [I believe everybody can make a change in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/i-believe-everybody-can-make-a-change-in-the-world/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [I think of myself more as a director than as an actress. But I do like to perform and express myself in different ways,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/i-think-of-myself-more-as-a-director-than-as-an-actress-but-i-do-like/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [I think you owe it to yourself and you owe it to your status as an artist to be true to who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/i-think-you-owe-it-to-yourself-and-you-owe-it-to-your-status-as-an/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [I was watching TV and saw people with masks, weapons, and grenades. I thought, Is that really possible? Could we be here yet again?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/i-was-watching-tv-and-saw-people-with-masks-weapons-and-grenades-i/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [I like to have the impression that whatever is happening is true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/i-like-to-have-the-impression-that-whatever-is-happening-is-true/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [I thought if my son was now eighteen years old and he was tempted to join the fight and take the burden of protecting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/i-thought-if-my-son-was-now-eighteen-years-old-and-he-was-tempted-to/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/i-ve-seen-so-many-women-in-my-family-so-many-mothers-that-have-lost/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [I like to believe that my actors are not acting. That whatever they are doing, or whatever has been said, would happen in real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/i-like-to-believe-that-my-actors-are-not-acting-that-whatever-they/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [A small film from a small country, in Arabic with nonprofessionals: It was practically impossible. Just to make it was like a dream to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/a-small-film-from-a-small-country-in-arabic-with-nonprofessionals-it/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [Cinema is not only about making people dream. It's about changing things and making people think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/cinema-is-not-only-about-making-people-dream-it-s-about-changing/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/it-s-only-normal-for-me-to-work-with-my-family-because-i-think-they/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/movements-like-time-s-up-and-metoo-are-putting-the-problems-out-there/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/there-are-a-lot-of-female-directors-in-lebanon-but-we-can-t-really/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

> [When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-labaki/when-people-say-to-me-you-make-us-proud-it-s-heartwarming-to-hear-that/)

[Nadine Labaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-labaki/)

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