My dad's half-Lebanese, my mom is full Lebanese. I'm three-quarters Lebanese. Irish-Lebanese.

I believe in unity, as opposed to division.

I don't consider anything I'm doing as generous. In the new model of the world, I hope people will consider whatever I'm doing as just normal.

Authenticity means to be the author of your own life.

I have not walked away from Hollywood. I'm walking away from the way I personally did business in Hollywood. The budget of whatever movie I do needs to be efficient; it needs to consider what kind of resources we're using and how to be as responsible as possible.

I hope people start to look at their lives as the most powerful, creative act they will ever offer this world.

I come from a family of lawyers. I was expected to be a professional of some sort, not an artist. I was never uplifted for my art.