Bahman Ghobadi Quotes
I went to underground music studios. In the studios, I learned that you can make a movie without a permit.
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Music is another great pleasure of life. I like all sorts.
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The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.
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I remember the first time my mind was blown by an actor was Tim Curry, because I loved 'Clue' when I was a kid, and then I was watching the movie 'Legend,' and the Devil suddenly smiles, and I was like, 'It's the same guy!' It was a total Keyser Soeze moment.
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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
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I love music; I come from a region of Kurdistan that is a base for music.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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You can't try to be authentic. You either are or you aren't.
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In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have come tenth and be judged against everyone than come first and be judged against just a few.
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I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
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If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
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I guess my favorite artists are The White Stripes or Tom Waits. The more theatrical the music is, the more I get into it. I also like the quieter folk music, that kind of old-school rockabilly or country. I'm not really picky when it comes to music, as long as it's honest.
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Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.
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I was bringing the whole music, hip-hop, art, break dancing and urban cultural thing to the downtown table.
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When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it.
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We always make music and continue to make hits.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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When did you last have fun being dignified?
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The dream world of sleep and the dream world of music are not far apart. I often catch glimpses of one as I pass through a door to the other, like encountering a neighbor in the hallway going into the apartment next to one’s own. In the recording studio, I would often lie down to nap and wake up with harmony parts fully formed in my mind, ready to be recorded. I think of music as dreaming in sound.
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What are you going to do to preserve a tradition that is the peculiar and unique culture that Judaism inculcates? The American Jewish community is not going to survive by lining up against its common enemy.
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If you have a big enough dictionary, just about everything is a word.
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I went to underground music studios. In the studios, I learned that you can make a movie without a permit.
