“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.” WayStoriesFilmFoundHouseApproachProductionsOpeningStorytellingNonfictionAspireDecemberOpening Up Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“When I pick a role, one of the things that I aspire to is that somebody's parent will come up to me after the film has come out and say, "My daughter idealizes that character. You're her hero." That's what I aim for. We're in the business of making heroes.” CharacterFilmParentRolesHeroPicksDaughterAimCome UpMy DaughterAspire Author:Evangeline Lilly
“I always aspire to that, where it feels like the film was made by the characters as opposed to the filmmakers. I try to be invisible.” FeelsTryingMadeCharacterFilmInvisibleFilmmakerAspire Author:Spike Jonze
“There are movies that I love tonally, that I would love to emulate. Anything from Wes Anderson or the Coen brothers is right in my wheelhouse, as something that I would aspire to. I love that kind of indie, fun, colorful, funny, sweet, heartfelt but dark film.” KindFilmFunDarkSweetBrotherAspireHeartfeltColorfulEmulateCoen Brothers Author:Sam Huntington