Nafisa Joseph Quotes
Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
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Who cares and remembers if my last film was a success? I need to work harder.
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I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
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In Bollywood, if you work with a superstar, even if you are a newcomer, you become a superstar. That didn't happen with me.
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One of the things I love about acting is that I can enter into these other people's lives. But going back to being me at the end of the day is very important, too. That process of remembering who I am.
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If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent.
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I believe that there may be intelligent life on other planets.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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I think lots of ideas are sometimes in our heads without us quite, you know, knowing it.
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No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion can be permanently maintained.
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I guess winning an Oscar is the ultimate dream. A lot of amazing actors go their whole career without even being nominated. So that would definitely be a goal to reach. It's a difficult one, but I'm aiming for it!
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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You're always facing the top defenders in this league. To go out there and do your best, that's all you can ask for.
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Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.
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It's not really difficult to go from one voice into the next.
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I'm not about trying to get and get and get. I feel good when I get, but I kind of feel better when I give.
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I'm an outsider.
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The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.
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I was born in Iran, which has a predominantly Muslim population, and I have relatives who are devout Muslims, so I know what it means to be judged based on your appearance and what you're wearing. But your ethnicity and your clothing do not define who you are.
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I would listen to how they told the story, to what elements they used, to how it sounded, and that's who I patterned myself after, the people who were on CBS News.
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If I, as a liberal, didn't speak out against those who would squelch the free speech of conservatives, I wouldn't deserve to call myself a liberal.
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I think indie films have more of a fresh, experimental vibe about them, whereas studio films know what they want and can basically get it.
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Rising demand for animal products highlights microbiological risks, with animal-welfare measures sometimes creating new hazards. For example, open pens for poultry may increase the spread of communicable diseases like avian influenza.
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When you're not the lead on a series, you work intermittently, even if you're in every episode.
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Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
