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"I'm not playing myself. It's a symbolic situation, where I want to introduce a fascist behind the table. I couldn't have had anybody else do that; for it to be successful, I had to do it myself."
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"Success means you have succeeded in overcoming the obstacles and finally realizing the goal."
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"Do not compete with anyone. Seek to exceed your own expectations."
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"Don't be satisfied with a particular sphere of influence only."
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"To be a success, water your dream with optimism and love."
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"To be a success, you have to break down your wall of fear that you built around you to protect yourself and come out of your mental limitations."
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"Success is working with enthusiasm and ambition, living with joy and kindness, and going toward a life of ultimate service and happiness."
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"Be bold, be a success, and change the world."
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"What you do without expectations defines your success."
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"You are the child of this universe, you have the right to success and peace."
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"Success is important but what you become on the way to success is more important."
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"Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity."
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"I'm not playing myself. It's a symbolic situation, where I want to introduce a fascist behind the table. I couldn't have had anybody else do that; for it to be successful, I had to do it myself."
Success

"A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together."
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"But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan."
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"The style depends on the subject."
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"Usually people like to categorise artists. With my films, I categorise people: if I know which one of my movies you like, I can tell which kind of a person you are."
Movies

"If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is my style - I can't have just one way."
Style

"In Afghanistan, this is the problem, because everybody holds a piece of that mirror, and they all look at it and claim that they hold the entire truth."
Truth

"I was in jail four and a half years. When I came out, I continued the same struggle against injustice, but instead of using weapons, I began to use art and cinema."
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"In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9 days of making the film. But you can't say that it's 100% true, because there are places where I've been intrusive and interfered."
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