You need a visualization of the outside obstacle and what can be better than a wall. For the Palestinians it means a division from each other, becaus….

I don't read the news anymore because I know it would make me depressed. So instead, I make beauty. I make movies..

Most of us want to live in harmony and peace and be good to others. Right now, however, the world is in a very turbulent time, and our leadership has….

This is what art can do in our time. Unite people, and give them hope..

I feel like my job is to give hope. The world is in a dark place and we are living in somewhat of a nightmare. So I want to make films to give hope..

Filmmaking in general is about feeling and not about theory. You need to know a lot of rules about filmmaking: character development, grammar, and al….

When I was younger, I did dark movies. It was a reflection of what I saw around me..

I like movies that deal with trapped men. Men that need to make choices that are not obvious or easy choices. Then how do you visualize this? You cre….

The casting is very simple actually, but it is very important. You choose the best actor for the role, and you test them and you test them, and you b….

Politics is different than movies. Politics are controlled by leaders. Leaders of every country have different interests. And they try to explain to ….

As a filmmaker, you take reality and you tell a story from it..

Humanity has survived because the strong among us have, in the past, been obliged to help the weak. Without this, we would not survive..

As a human being, I will always feel that where there is oppression, I am with the underdog..

A movie should entertain you in a way that will also open your mind. I think movies are tools to enrich your experience..