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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

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I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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When I'm not working on the ground, spending time with my husband and daughter puts me at ease. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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By bringing the voices of the ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges to television screens around the world, I hope to affect change in one community at a time. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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In terms of 'Saving Face,' I was inspired by the stories of survivors who didn't let their attacks stop them from pursuing justice and seeking treatment. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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There are a number of parallels between the slums of Brazil and those found in my hometown, Karachi. The dichotomy that exists in Brazil is uncannily similar to that found in Pakistan, and I hope to one day make a film that follows similar themes. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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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. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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Fighting the Taliban and the various radical organizations on the front lines is like adding a Band-Aid to a cut, it may stop the bleeding but unless you clean it with antiseptic, the germs stay and multiply. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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It takes one second to ruin a woman's life. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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The news that comes out of Pakistan is always geared toward terrorism and fundamentalism. But when you give people freedom of expression and the freedom to go out and be social and to express themselves, you will see a change. I see that coming about in my country. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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The young boys I speak with say to me: Why would I want to live in this world - where they rely on charity, dry pieces of bread and water, where they are subjected to harsh treatment, when they can be free and be the envy of their colleagues in the afterlife. They are only too eager to sign on the dotted line and join the ranks of the Taliban. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative. - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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