Quotes from Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

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

What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?

The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.

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.

I feel that for the first time in a long time, educated Pakistanis are returning to their country to start up educational projects, to start up businesses, so instead of the brain-drain that happened in the 1950s and 1960s, the country is growing and improving economically.

There are a number of parallels between the slums of Brazil and those found in my hometown, Karachi. The dichotomy that exists in Brazil is uncannily similar to that found in Pakistan, and I hope to one day make a film that follows similar themes.

It takes one second to ruin a woman's life.

I don't think I'll be making documentaries my whole life.

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.

In December 2011, I will be opening up my production house, Sharmeen Obaid Films, and aspire to change the way Pakistanis approach nonfiction storytelling. There are thousands of stories to be found here.

I'd like to do a film in Canada, but it's too difficult. National Film Board funding takes too long, and there's too much paperwork; by the time the film is approved the topic is dead and gone.

By bringing the voices of the ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges to television screens around the world, I hope to affect change in one community at a time.

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

I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative.

An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of.

What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?

Don't give up your dreams.

Education liberates a woman.

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.

I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative.

The news that comes out of Pakistan is always geared toward terrorism and fundamentalism. But when you give people freedom of expression and the freedom to go out and be social and to express themselves, you will see a change. I see that coming about in my country.

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

I believe in telling the truth.

In terms of 'Saving Face,' I was inspired by the stories of survivors who didn't let their attacks stop them from pursuing justice and seeking treatment.