When you step in to act, you just zoom way in on the longest possible lens and you're just totally in the point of view of your character and you have to forget about everyone else. You don't care about what anybody else is, what they want or what they're trying to do. You're just concerned with your circumstances, what you're trying to get out of someone or some scene.
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
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…
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."
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…
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.
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'm always looking for ways to explore the politics of the everyday. For me, the proverbs were a way of bringing in this ancient wisdom that in Arabi… - Cherien Dabis
I'm always looking for ways to explore the politics of the everyday. For me, the proverbs were a way of bringing in this ancient wisdom that in Arabi…
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 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. …
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… - Cherien Dabis
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…
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