Hany Quotes & Sayings

The whole point lies here: we should reflect that we are promised long life in so far as it is a blessing of God; and that it is a blessing only in so far as it is an evidence of God's favor, which he testifies to his servants far more richly and substantially through death, and proves it in the reality. — John Calvin

If you distance yourself from reality and just cling to cliches about democracy find yourself a different job than analyzing politics — Hany Ghoraba

We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we're a big exporting nation. — Stephen Harper

Was that a personal call, Cammie?" he asked with a shrewd glance. I had a brief moment of panic before composing myself. "Yes. It was my gynecologist. He wanted to discuss my latest pap smear. Do you want to know how the cells on my cervix are doing? — R.S. Grey

This is what art can do in our time. Unite people, and give them hope. — Hany Abu-Assad

I'm pretty disappointed in Sony Pictures' decision to pull 'The Interview' under pressure from North Korea. — Mark Kirk

Many ancient (and contemporary) societies considered the sexually awakened female
as both auspicious and dangerous. — Srinivasan

Hany Abu-Assad was sitting next to me, and his film 'Paradise Now' had won the Golden Globe. He said to me at the Globes, 'Paradise now, talk to you later.' [laughs] I gave him a big hug for that. — Gavin Hood

As a human being, I will always feel that where there is oppression, I am with the underdog. — Hany Abu-Assad

Humanity is waiting for us. Not to hear about our actions, but to see our actions. — Hany El-Banna

You need a visualization of the outside obstacle and what can be better than a wall. For the Palestinians it means a division from each other, because the wall didn't separate Palestinians from Israelis, it separated them from themselves. This is the reality, and the wall is a kind of jail to the Palestinians. — Hany Abu-Assad

The casting is very simple actually, but it is very important. You choose the best actor for the role, and you test them and you test them, and you bring them back, and you have to make sure the actors fit the roles. — Hany Abu-Assad

The thing about living without a father if he's always gone is that it takes a long time to realize he isn't coming home. — Stephen Rodrick

Filmmaking in general is about feeling and not about theory. You need to know a lot of rules about filmmaking: character development, grammar, and all these thing, but then you use it instinctively. I ask myself this question all the time. I have no solid theory, I just do what I feel is right. — Hany Abu-Assad

Take off all the masks, manners, fancy clothes, all the devices you use, and be the most honest person you can be with yourself. Then, whatever love you get then is real. All the false approaches, like trying to be a player, only bring false results. — Jacque Fresco

A soul was like a worm in an apple, my mother told me. Sometimes you went your whole life without knowing you had one and then suddenly it appeared. In Africa, the soul has the same shape as the body but cannot be seen. At night, it travels through the world while a person dreams. But it returns to the body the moment a sleeping person is touched. — Jenny Offill

Certainly, when I'd left Iraq back in 2008, I'd been proud of my service, but whether we'd been successful or not was still an open question. — Phil Klay

Just out of curiosity, what constitutes a 'nice cock shot'? I mean, is it the lighting? The pose?"
I'm being sarcastic, but Dean responds in a solemn voice. "Well, the trick is, you've gotta keep the balls out of it. — Elle Kennedy

I began to sense that I would be a stranger in society for the rest of my life, and the desire was born in me to lead my life outside this society. — Hermann Hesse

When you come to a point where nothing looks surprising to you, you can then analyse the matters calmly and with much better precision! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Humanity has survived because the strong among us have, in the past, been obliged to help the weak. Without this, we would not survive. — Hany Abu-Assad

A movie should entertain you in a way that will also open your mind. I think movies are tools to enrich your experience. — Hany Abu-Assad

The soul of Dr. Mrs. Lailah Gifty Akita is the spirit of light and love. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I feel like my job is to give hope. The world is in a dark place and we are living in somewhat of a nightmare. So I want to make films to give hope. — Hany Abu-Assad

I don't read the news anymore because I know it would make me depressed. So instead, I make beauty. I make movies. — Hany Abu-Assad

People are naturally born as Libertarians till governments and oppressive societies force them to adopt their ideologies and their ways. — Hany Ghoraba

I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. — Frank Ocean

When I was younger, I did dark movies. It was a reflection of what I saw around me. — Hany Abu-Assad

I like movies that deal with trapped men. Men that need to make choices that are not obvious or easy choices. Then how do you visualize this? You create this character conflicted between two sides, because drama is about the conflict of two things, between your duty and your will, between what you want and what you can't have. It is all conflict between two things, and this is why you put your character in a place where you can visualize the conflict. — Hany Abu-Assad

One way and another, all three synoptic gospels are clear: in telling the story of Jesus they are consciously telling the story of how Israel's God came back to his people, in judgment and mercy. — N. T. Wright

Most of us want to live in harmony and peace and be good to others. Right now, however, the world is in a very turbulent time, and our leadership has gone crazy. — Hany Abu-Assad