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" In all of my films, there is a desire to testify, to interrogate the past. "

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" Evil has always been here since the world began. Good is what is difficult. It is a work of every day. "

" We need a peaceful, modern Cambodia. We need to achieve that. It's not easy. "

" When I do feature films, I usually have a very strong sense of what I want to do. I have topics and subjects, so I go for it. I even know technically what I want to. But in the case of documentary, the story comes to me. "

" I never want to be a film director - I want to be a teacher. "

" I didn't survive because I was stronger than others. I survived because my family and friends helped me to survive. They took my place. My job is to give them back their dignity, tell their story, and say their names. "

" If you can keep something very personal, like a song, like a color, like a story, deep in your heart, then nobody can destroy that. Nobody can destroy your imagination; nobody can destroy your love. "

" Pain is handed down from one generation to the next. "

" The Khmer Rouge can't destroy me. I still have my imagination and am capable of making films. I am not locked up. "

" It is only by reflecting on the past that one can create a better future. "

" To find money to make a film, you have to write maybe 50 pages to explain what you'd like to do, what the film will be, but everybody lies. Because he doesn't know what the film will be. Everybody writes 50 pages and sends it to a TV channel, a producer, to get money, but everybody lies. Or else your film is not interesting. "

" It's better to live a world where you can hear different languages and sensibilities. "

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