When you play music, you don't need a language. Music is a language. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy More Quotes by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy More Quotes From Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy I grew up listening to my grandfather's stories of our musical past. He would often talk about the orchestras that played at concerts and the musicians who played on Sunday evenings on street corners. By the time I grew up in the '80s, all of this was a thing of the past. I lived vicariously through his stories and often wondered what it would have felt like to have been part of his generation. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy sundaymusicalpast I believe in telling the truth. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy i-believetelling-the-truthbelieve Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy reputationpakistanifs My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy balancedmy-familyease All the women in Pakistan working for change, don't give up on your dreams, this is for you. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy dont-give-upgiving-updream I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy angercreativepersons Working in any country where you want to talk about the kind of issues that other people don't want to talk about is difficult. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy issuescountrypeople Where I grew up in Pakistan, it's really the luck of the draw. My mother got married when she was 17. She never went to college but she wanted each and every one of us to go to college and then work. She was relentless about it. And i think that part of who i am is shaped by her strength. If [girls] families support them, they can achieve their dreams Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy girlmotherdream An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy nominationsawardsdream I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy pakistanproudhome 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. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy daughtermothercountry 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 cuttingfightingorganization I don't think I'll be making documentaries my whole life. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy documentarieswhole-lifethinking It takes one second to ruin a woman's life. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ruins 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. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy eventschallengesthinking 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 survivorstoriesjustice 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. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy nonfictionopening-uphouse 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. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy topicsboardslong 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 turkeystalkingthinking When I'm not working on the ground, spending time with my husband and daughter puts me at ease. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy daughterhusbandmother
