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 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

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

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

An interesting thing that I've learned is that "no" doesn't always really mean "no," it just simply means "not now."

- 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…

- Cherien Dabis

Keep doing what you're doing no matter what anyone says. Defy your own doubt.

- Cherien Dabis

I watch everything from independent art-house cinema to foreign film. I don't watch as many Hollywood blockbusters but once in a while, I'm curious. …

- 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…

- Cherien Dabis