I think the first film you do with your instincts because you haven't learned with another director or you haven't worked on other films, so you tend to do things your own way. I think what I learned the most… — 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
