I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative.
The day I won an Emmy was also the day my father passed away. I received a call from my sister on the way to the ceremony and had to turn my car around and catch the first flight back to Karachi.
An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of.
Don't give up your dreams.
Education liberates a woman.
What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?
It takes one second to ruin a woman's life.
When I'm not working on the ground, spending time with my husband and daughter puts me at ease.
My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced.
I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar.
It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.
My topics are timely. When an event is happening is when I want to be there... I think it is our duty to challenge the status quo.
Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image.
I don't think I'll be making documentaries my whole life.
Working in any country where you want to talk about the kind of issues that other people don't want to talk about is difficult.
The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.
I believe in telling the truth.
