Swara Bhaskar Quotes

I have had to answer questions like, 'But you don't look like lead material.' Now, I still don't know what 'lead material' looks like because everyone has eyes, a nose, and a face.

Swara Bhaskar

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• I have had to answer questions like, 'But you don't look like lead material.' Now, I still don't know what 'lead material' looks like because everyone has eyes, a nose, and a face.

  

  Swara Bhaskar
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  • Questions
  • Lead Material