I've never felt that my job was difficult because I'm a woman. It's a difficult job regardless, and it's even more difficult in Lebanon because there's no film industry. There's no structure, funding, or institutions for filmmakers.
I don't think anyone ever sets out to make a crappy movie, but there are a lot of forces working against those people who are trying to make something decent. There are a lot of fine lines to walk and small battles to fight.
Making a film, I've learned, can be an exhausting process, due to the need for backing, distribution, etc.
It causes havoc on set anytime a director wants to go backward rather than forward.
That's the hardest thing about doing sequels - you've lost the element of surprise.
It was kind of intimidating to make a feature without that much experience.
To make a successful film from a successful play is probably much more difficult than making one from scratch, just as any carpenter will tell you that it is more difficult to restore an old house than to build a comparable new one.
Muppet films are never easy to film 'cause Muppets have no legs.
