It's always really special to be at the New York Film Festival, and always a real privilege.
Well, TV series tie you up. You can't do films while you're doing a TV series.
Films have gotten leaner and leaner, cutting out all variations from the story line.
I spent 12 years doing different things in film trying to figure out the story I wanted to tell.
A small film from a small country, in Arabic with nonprofessionals: It was practically impossible. Just to make it was like a dream to me.
There are endless anxieties in putting a film together, and it's an enormous relief when you know it's working with an audience.
I was raised in a family where cinema was a way of life. It was not only about making films, it was relationship, passion, love, everything at the same time.
My long-term plans are just to get as much experience as I can in Australia and try to make my own films.
Well, I wouldn't say that this experience had any influence on my decision to do this film about Andy, because Andy was apolitical. Andy was never political.
I never wanted to be a film director but after this experience I really loved it. I would love to do more documentaries but it's difficult to find backing for them.
It feels bad when a film doesn't work; everyone puts in a lot of effort to make a movie. The positive side to failure - they make me work harder.
I love film. After a yummy meal for the whole family and some truly great friends, we often go out to see something beautiful and unique.
I didn't think I was going to be an actress. Everybody in my family was in films, and they succeeded so much, I thought, 'It's better for me to do something else,' and they agreed.
I wish that when we weren't filming, we could have full privacy. I wish I could live in a bubble and just be with my family.
I remember loving 'Braveheart,' and I still do! It was one of those films my family had on video and we watched over and over again.
Actually, when I'm not filming a movie, my beauty approach is really natural - I prefer a bare face that looks really healthy and dewy.
There's always gonna be people with a lot of money making film, and the goal is to make profit and carry on. It is a business. The goal is to make a living doing it and to be comfortable.
Look: You're not gonna become a millionaire doing this, but that was never the point. And I think a lot of people in the indie film business kind of took their eye off of that.
I started missing acting when I was in school, and I realized after being in the business after however many years that I was really interested in film.
I know we didn't make an anti-Semitic film. This is what the Gospels are. And it's none of my business what other people think of me.
Acting just happens to be my skill, but I think I would probably be just as happy being a technician or entering into the film business in some other way.
