When I'm not working on the ground, spending time with my husband and daughter puts me at ease.

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.

Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image.

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.

It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.

I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar.

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.