Nazanin Boniadi Quotes
As an Iranian woman and activist, Sotoudeh's plight resonated with me on a deeply personal level.
Quotes to Explore
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There's nothing more fun to me than new characters and a new world.
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I'm never nervous about being vulnerable with my songwriting because my favorite artists are ones that are vulnerable. I want people to feel like they know me.
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I think a woman should be wholesome, voluptuous and sizzling!
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I was influenced when I was younger by the cartoon movies that Disney put out, like Cinderella and what not. I watched those movies over and over when I was younger and the music is ingrained into my head. Nowadays, I'm still humming the tunes. It taught me the fundamentals.
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Since my father was a superstar, without me knowing it, I became a child star, as my father's entire fan base liked me, and I can't thank my father enough for this, as it was so effortless.
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I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.
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Everything that ever happened to me fell in my lap.
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I think I'm developing a kind of subconscious loathing of the word 'franchise.' I just think of something that's packaged, something you can buy on a shelf and is immediately disposable. I don't know. It's a really weird word for me.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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Many fans were surprised when they learned that the little girl in drama 'Stairway To Heaven' was me.
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The most memorable engagement for me, I suppose, was an away-day to Leicester. I went without William, so I was rather apprehensive about that.
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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.
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All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that's what ultimately works the best for me.
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I used to sit in front of McDonald's and ask people for dollars to get me a cheeseburger. It was bad.
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Don't see the point in reading ghost-written autobiographies, even though some of these published lives may fascinate me. The 'ghost' is always present, manipulating an interview into first-person singular text, and it feels like I'm reading a lie.
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I think I have already signed some scrap of paper for every man, woman, and child in the United States. What do they do with all those scraps of paper with my signature on it?
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Lady Gaga is my name. If you know me, and you call me Stefani, you don't really know me at all.
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If you meet me, you might not get to know me. If you hear my music? You'll get to know me.
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It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
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If ever I feel the soul within me elevate and expand to those dimensions not wholly unworthy of its Almighty Architect, it is when I contemplate the cause of my country, deserted by all the world beside, and I standing up boldly and lone and hurling defiance at her victorious oppressors.
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Professionally, I have no major goals. That's partly because I'm really flaky. I want things, but I don't go after them. I'd rather they be placed in my lap.
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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
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The artist is the consciousness of society... but musicians' role is very special.
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As an Iranian woman and activist, Sotoudeh's plight resonated with me on a deeply personal level.
