Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Quotes - Page 2

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• I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar.

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  Home, Pakistan, Proud

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• In December 2011, I will be opening up my production house, Sharmeen Obaid Films, and aspire to change the way Pakistanis approach nonfiction storytelling. There are thousands of stories to be found here.

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  Opening Up, House, Nonfiction

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• I'd like to do a film in Canada, but it's too difficult. National Film Board funding takes too long, and there's too much paperwork; by the time the film is approved the topic is dead and gone.

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  Long, Topics, Boards

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• I have very strong Canadian connections. My daughter was born there a year and half ago. But because of the nature of my job, I need to be in countries where I can get the stories that I am looking at.

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  Daughter, Mother, Country

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• I don't think I'll be making documentaries my whole life.

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  Thinking, Documentaries, Whole Life

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• I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative.

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  Anger, Creative, Persons

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• An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of.

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  Dream, Awards, Nominations

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• It takes one second to ruin a woman's life.

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  Ruins

  "Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: The Lifesaver" by Sarah J. Robbins, www.glamour.com. October 31, 2012.

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• My topics are timely. When an event is happening is when I want to be there... I think it is our duty to challenge the status quo.

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  Thinking, Challenges, Events

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• Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image.

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  Pakistan, Reputation, Ifs

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• My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced.

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  Ease, My Family, Balanced

  "Conversation With Oscar-Winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy". Interview with Ellie Knaus, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 2012.

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• I think perhaps Pakistan can take the lead. Perhaps Turkey can as well, being part of Europe. But someone has to start talking about why the Muslim world has become a boiling pot and look beyond these cartoons to what the ideological reasons are for this divide.

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  Thinking, Turkeys, Talking

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• All the women in Pakistan working for change, don't give up on your dreams, this is for you.

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  Dream, Giving Up, Don't Give Up

  "Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s Documentary Wins Oscar". tribune.com.pk. February 27, 2012.

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• Music is a universal language.

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  Language, Music Is, Universal Language

  Source: www.indiewire.com

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• As filmmakers, you're not working on just one project, you're producing something, directing something, shooting something, and so it becomes hard to do it by yourself.

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  Shooting, Projects, Filmmaker

  Source: www.indiewire.com

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• By giving our audience intimate access to the lives of musicians, we hope to raise awareness of the region's beautiful cultural heritage and present a more nuanced portrait of its people.

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  Beautiful, People, Giving

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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