Bahman Ghobadi Quotes
It feels very, very good to make a film freely, to work without having to wait years for script approval, without looking over your shoulder.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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I love cycling.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
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It has seemed, at times, like American carmakers think car buyers are so blindly loyal that they will keep coming back - despite the sticker shock - for crummy cars that guzzle gas, fall apart too soon, and cost too much to repair.
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I started acting when I was 5 years old. And I was pretty well known for a while. Your self-esteem and your identity start to become wrapped up in that celebrity, and when that starts to fade away, your self-esteem and your identity start to fade away with it.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
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Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare the men. Do not spare the women. Preserve only the factories, railroads, machines, mines, and raw materials. Destroy everything else. Then return to work. Work must not cease.
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There's nothing wrong with being fired.
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I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.
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We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.
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You have to just dive over the edge. You haven't got time to mess about.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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Don't take 'no' for an answer.
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As digital culture becomes more tied to the success of the platforms where it flourishes, there is always a risk of it disappearing forever.
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I think a cosmetics company should be headed by a woman.
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So many rich people, when they get into philanthropy, they have one thing they like, or several things they focus on. They pick a disease or a college or some kind of non-profit. They produce good results through that cause, but also they get recognized; there's some sort of monument to what they did.
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Fiction is about telling a good story, first and foremost. But of course, everything I'm interested in or angry about leaks into my writing, from art to violence against women.
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It's been a very remarkable year, and I feel very blessed. I lived an isolated lifestyle before the media. I lived a life of solitude and loyalty and commitment to my work. I just don't prioritize my life in the same way that other people do. The only thing that matters is my music and my performance.
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It feels very, very good to make a film freely, to work without having to wait years for script approval, without looking over your shoulder.
