Azita Ghanizada Quotes

#1. I learned how to speak English watching television.

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#2. In 1979, when I was toddler, the Russians invaded Afghanistan, and my whole family fled to Vienna, Virginia. Far from home, my parents were determined to raise my two sisters and me according to Afghan traditions.

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#3. My dad was in a Beatles cover band. My mom wore Candies and belly buttons. The people in our family were very glamorous. They wore pearls like Jackie O.

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#4. Even at an early age, I rebelled against my strict upbringing. When I was 9, I built myself a 'make-out fort' in our backyard from wood, filled it with candy, and invited my blond, blue-eyed neighbor over to kiss.

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#5. The thing with 'Alphas' is that, even though it's sci-fi, I run into lots of people that have watched the show for various reasons. They're like, 'I had no expectation, and I'm totally blown away and fascinated.'

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#6. Science fiction fans are the smartest fans in television. They just are. They're just so smart, and they know so much detail and information. They're a part of the story and they inform your character, as well. We all listen to the fans, and we love their feedback and the attention they give us.

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#7. I grew up very poor, so I learned how to stretch a dollar. It's nice to combine high-end with low-end or whatever-end you want.

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#8. TV and film has defined my entire life.

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#9. Whenever my mom goes to Afghanistan, I'm just like, 'Bring me jewelry.'

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#10. I have a pretty big fund-raising heart.

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#11. I go to the gym in a baseball cap, sweats and then run into a boy I like. It happens - so what?

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#12. In Afghan culture, you don't date - you marry. Even talking to boys before marriage brings great shame to your family.

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#13. I didn't want kabobs, Afghan music, and rules that required girls to be carefully monitored. I wanted mac and cheese, country music, and independence.

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#14. I have so much respect for policy makers and diplomats, but I could never be a politician because of the way they dress!

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#15. I'm the first girl from Afghanistan to lead a series in the United States.

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#16. I'm very physical. I'm extremely active, and I would love to do something a little more sexy and dangerous, a la Sophia Loren, or funny and humorous, a la Woody Allen. Getting to do things along those lines would be extremely wicked and a dream come true.

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