I hope that the mistakes made and suffering imposed upon Japanese Americans nearly 60 years ago will not be repeated against Arab Americans whose loyalties are now being called into question.
It gave me a lot of pleasure and pride that 90 percent of the crew for...
My family is almost exactly like the one in 'Monsoon Wedding'. We are very...
With Vietnam the Iraq War so many American films about war are almost...
I look for the humanity in people however big the politics or oppressive the...
In America we have so many movies and so much media about the Islamic world...
I often begin movies with music in my head it's a very important dimension to...
Marriage of attraction is a gamble anyway so you might as well marry into a...
I think films have to reach people and really grab them. That's what I hope...
You know the sad thing of post-9/11 which was of course horrific was that...
We have three generations at home including my father-in-law. I keep a very...
New York City is home to so many people from so many places and the...
I am at home in many cultures. I live actively in three continents and I've...
Creative freedom is an imperative for me but it doesn't really exist in a...
We have to realize only in communication in real knowledge in real reaching...
Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me especially if you mix...
It's only at this age that I can say the word 'art' without flinching.
