#al

I have very strong Canadian connections. My daughter was born there a year and half ago. But because of the nature of my job, I need to be in countries where I can get the stories that I am looking at. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#am #because #born #canadian #connections

I think perhaps Pakistan can take the lead. Perhaps Turkey can as well, being part of Europe. But someone has to start talking about why the Muslim world has become a boiling pot and look beyond these cartoons to what the ideological reasons are for this divide. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#become #being #beyond #boiling #cartoons

I'd like to do a film in Canada, but it's too difficult. National Film Board funding takes too long, and there's too much paperwork; by the time the film is approved the topic is dead and gone. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#board #by the time #canada #dead #difficult

I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#angry #angry person #channel #creative #generally

The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality. ↗

— Conan O'Brien

#clarity #comes #conviction #disappointment #gain

It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#come #matter #out #put #quality

My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#ease #family #keeps #me #restores

My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#caught #circumstances #difficult #difficult circumstances #films

My topics are timely. When an event is happening is when I want to be there... I think it is our duty to challenge the status quo. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#duty #event #happening #i #i think

The day I won an Emmy was also the day my father passed away. I received a call from my sister on the way to the ceremony and had to turn my car around and catch the first flight back to Karachi. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#around #away #back #call #car