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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It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid.
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With three boys in the house, my mother was always on us when growing up about keeping our faces clean, washing behind our ears, and brushing our teeth. So I still take my morning routine seriously.
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We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only had 26 voting days in this body. That is a shame.
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Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals.
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I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.
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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.
