"I'm a Lebanese woman who directs films. That's not it at all. I am not really a woman nor am I really an Arab. Because I am not an apologist for women, nor of sentimental "world" films."

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Source : "‘Parisienne’ Director Danielle Arbid on Telling A Positive Story About a Foreigner Living in Paris". Interview with Laura Berger, www.indiewire.com. March 12, 2016.

Danielle Arbid

#World Quotes #Sentimental Quotes #Film Quotes

“Interesting things happen when the creative impulse is cultivated with curiosity, freedom and intensity.”
“I don't like to do things the same way every time. You always want to be evolving as a composer, and if your creative process is exactly the same each time, then how do you expect today's work to be any different from yesterday's?”
“If you had started doing anything two weeks ago, by today you would have been two weeks better at it.”
“Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.”
“Build traditions in your families that will bring you together, for they can demonstrate your devotion, love, and support for one another. These events would include blessings of children, baptisms, other priesthood ordinances, graduations, missionary farewells, homecomings, and, of course, marriages. Sharing these occasions as a family will help us build a foundation established upon a rock.”
“A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.”
“There is more story in a minor character like Boba Fett than there is in all the clutter of various vampires in the Twilight franchise.”
“Surround yourself with positive messages, inspire yourself on a daily basis, and come to grips with your own power of determination. Then you will become unstoppable in achieving positive life changes for yourself and your family.”

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