Dubai is so diverse: Andie MacDowell

This was the first time American Actress Andie MacDowell, here for the 13^th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), had ever been to Dubai. And we loved her comments on our city.
Known for starring in iconic films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral along side Hugh Grant and Groundhog Day with comedic legend Bill Murray, MacDowell found that she was surprised and impressed by the diversity that Dubai has to offer. 
"It is my first time in Dubai," she told a crowded room, "yesterday was a sweet day to go out and see the city, it was nice. It's just so young and so much has happened in 40 years. The architecture is space age, it's amazing. And it's so international. It feels more international than any city I've been to in the world. It's so diverse." 
As an actress, writer, producer and model, MacDowell had a wealth of information, stories and advice to give her fans and young film enthusiasts and actors based here in Dubai and across the region. She covered extremely important points on the business of film making and acting, particularly on how much the film industry has changed since she first started specifically the role of television in recent times. 
"Television has changed everything. One of the great things about TV is that (people) used to think that it was more high quality to do just do movies and that you're (either) a movie star or a TV actor, but that's gone. Which is fantastic."
Other than her commercial success, MacDowell has also received her fair share of critical acclaim as an actress, specifically in the film Sex Lies and Videotape along side James Spader and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
"I'll tell you one thing, If you want to be successful in this business and you make them money, I'll tell you, they will like you. It's amazing how that works. But if you have critical acclaim and make money then all of a sudden it's like a paradigm."