You just hope that your kids find what they love to do and abide by the law and make good decisions. The best you can do is instill such values in them. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
As a director, people are trusting you with their lives, with their stories. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
I wish I could say I've been following Youssou N'Dour all my life. I haven't. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
My love was always in books. I was just one of those avid readers. Films came later, but the stories were always present. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
Growing up biracial and speaking four languages - French, Chinese, Portuguese, and English - gave me a different lens. I was always very acutely aware of coming from a different perspective. I think that definitely contributed to what I chose to do with my life. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share
My father filmed me all the time as a kid, and that's how I was first exposed to a camera. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
I've always sought to give opportunities to women, to people who come from a different background, to add diversity to the mix - in… — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
I always wonder about the word 'intense.' 'Intense' is used to describe women. Guys are intense, but they don't get described that way. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
I was no stranger to risk myself, having made documentaries in dangerous conditions in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Africa. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
I went to Princeton to major in comparative literature. I never went to film school, but I studied storytelling across mediums - poems, literature,… — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
Color is everything. It's another piece of the visual language to express what you're trying to say. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
I was fortunate to come from a family that supported my dreams. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
The cinematography and the conditions in which 'Meru' was filmed drew me to the project. It's remarkable to think that everything in the film… — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
