When it comes to identity, that was an issue that plagued me for a lot of my life. It's something that I wanted to tap into. Film can really take you to other places, and sometimes that's necessary to understand your own identity or someone else's identity or just the issue of identity, in general. It takes you. It's borderless. It's boundless. It's universal.
I grew up watching a lot of Egyptian movies. My parents had this huge VHS collection of every Egyptian movie you can possibly imagine, and Egypt was … - Cherien Dabis
I grew up watching a lot of Egyptian movies. My parents had this huge VHS collection of every Egyptian movie you can possibly imagine, and Egypt was …
- Cherien Dabis
An interesting thing that I've learned is that "no" doesn't always really mean "no," it just simply means "not now." - Cherien Dabis
An interesting thing that I've learned is that "no" doesn't always really mean "no," it just simply means "not now."
I was really inspired by my own experience, and specifically my own identity crisis but larger than that, I also wanted to explore the trend of rever… - Cherien Dabis
I was really inspired by my own experience, and specifically my own identity crisis but larger than that, I also wanted to explore the trend of rever…
It's why I fell in love with movies. You can sit in a movie theater and be transported to a place that you never get to go and be a person who you ne… - Cherien Dabis
It's why I fell in love with movies. You can sit in a movie theater and be transported to a place that you never get to go and be a person who you ne…
On the American side, some of the movies that I watched when I was a kid, like E.T. or The Wizard of Oz, those are films that changed my point of vie… - Cherien Dabis
On the American side, some of the movies that I watched when I was a kid, like E.T. or The Wizard of Oz, those are films that changed my point of vie…
Some of my favorite all-time movies - Wong Kar-wai is just amazing. In the Mood for Love is probably my favorite film ever. Those lyrical montages ar… - Cherien Dabis
Some of my favorite all-time movies - Wong Kar-wai is just amazing. In the Mood for Love is probably my favorite film ever. Those lyrical montages ar…
From as early as I can remember, I wanted to have something to do with the acting business. I was a TV junkie as a kid and I think, because I grew up… - Cherien Dabis
From as early as I can remember, I wanted to have something to do with the acting business. I was a TV junkie as a kid and I think, because I grew up…
I knew that I wanted to live in a city, but had never really been to New York. But I was begging my parents as a kid to move to New York, so it was j… - Cherien Dabis
I knew that I wanted to live in a city, but had never really been to New York. But I was begging my parents as a kid to move to New York, so it was j…
Keep doing what you're doing no matter what anyone says. Defy your own doubt. - Cherien Dabis
Keep doing what you're doing no matter what anyone says. Defy your own doubt.
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