Arfi Lamba Quotes
Making independent films is liberating. It eliminates self-censorship, which mainstream films are infected with due to commercial priorities.
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Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy.
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I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
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There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was defined by struggle and filled with injustice.
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I was always very grateful I was never hot. In the entire length of my career, I haven't been the most adored.
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I don't ever want to stop making country, and I don't want to stop making electronic music, either.
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People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?
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I find it really hard to relate to the Bond women or Angelina Jolie in 'Salt.' And of course it's informed by my experiences and the people I've met along the way and the places I've been.
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As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people.
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I was, I remember, I still remember when the first time I pointed the telescope at the sky and I saw Saturn with the rings. It was a beautiful image.
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You have to be talented. You have to work hard; you have to get the right pieces flowin' for you at the right time. And that's just what happened to me. I can't explain what happened.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.
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I would love to play a superhero. I wish I could be in 'The Avengers,' kicking butt.
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Especially if you're over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.
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Everything is becoming science fiction. From the margins of an almost invisible literature has sprung the intact reality of the 20th century.
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You can be very famous without being a great actress, and that's not good for me.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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“What we put out into the environment will eventually find its way back into our bodies.”
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Obviously I've gone out of my way in my career to not look good, so it's always nice to, every once in a while, get the opposite going.
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I write because I have authority from life to do so.
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You don't have as much time as you think you do. You got to operate like there's a sense of urgency!
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I made up my mind several years ago that I had worked very hard to get to where I am in life and that I was only going to do things that are fun and exciting.
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Making independent films is liberating. It eliminates self-censorship, which mainstream films are infected with due to commercial priorities.
