Azita Ghanizada Quotations

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.

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.

TV and film has defined my entire life.

Sometimes not honoring your character makes for really good television, but that also can really upset fans. You have to turn things upside sometimes. As a storyteller, you have to know that sometimes you're going to let your fans and the audience down because you have to do your part in servicing the story.

I learned how to speak English watching television.

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

I have a pretty big fund-raising heart.

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.

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

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