As a human being, I will always feel that where there is oppression, I am with the underdog.

As a human being, I will always feel that where there is oppression, I am with the underdog.

When I was younger, I did dark movies. It was a reflection of what I saw around me.

This is what art can do in our time. Unite people, and give them hope.

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.

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.

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