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 a peculiar place, so bicultural it goes along with you. There is a Western influence, an… — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
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… — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
I was a child during the Lebanese civil war, and I remember Israeli bombardments. So growing up, my view of Israel was completely negative.… — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
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… — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
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… — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
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… — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
I wasn't trained as a writer-director. And the projects I write are difficult to finish. — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
The mystified idea I had of Israel - the demonization of Israel - it just wasn't true. — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
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… — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
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… — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
I lived through many battles - the 1973, I was young; in 1982 with the Israeli invasions, and 2006 between Hezbollah and Israel. Before… — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
I am constantly swimming on the margin, neither 100% American, French, nor Lebanese. I am none of those. I am the result of those… — Ziad Doueiri Copy Share Image
