You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity.

- Jehane Noujaim

Traveling around the world during the World Cup in 2006, I was thinking, 'Wow, this is such an incredible and global event.'

- Jehane Noujaim

It's important in any project to remain focused.

- Jehane Noujaim

Al Jazeera is one entity that everyone across the Arab world watches. Arabs are proud of that.

- Jehane Noujaim

I have actually been very fortunate to be able to make films on my own credit card without having huge funders behind me dictating how the story shou…

- Jehane Noujaim

I'm interested in characters that are complex people.

- Jehane Noujaim

I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning.

- Jehane Noujaim

I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling aro…

- Jehane Noujaim

As the world is getting smaller, it becomes more and more important that we learn each other's dance moves, that we meet each other, we get to know e…

- Jehane Noujaim