Azita Ghanizada
Azita Ghanizada
Azita Ghanizada is an American actress in the United States who has appeared in a number of television series...
NationalityAfghani
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth17 November 1979
CityKabul, Afghanistan
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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TV and film has defined my entire life.
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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.
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I learned how to speak English watching television.
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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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I have a pretty big fund-raising heart.
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Whenever my mom goes to Afghanistan, I'm just like, 'Bring me jewelry.'