Quotes about "Family & Parenting"

The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what happens behind the scenes on a TV screen - are important. ”

The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the country's constitution as the 'fundamental pillar of society'. ”

If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan. ”

When the Bangladesh war happened, people in Pakistan who did not support it were called unpatriotic. My father was in the jail at that time, and a lot of those who knew my family used to call us children of a traitor. ”

Even when we talked about child labor, we were frowned upon. But then you know that you have to speak the truth irrespective of the repercussions. ”

I have protection. I have police protection. I have personal bodyguards. I have three sets of them. But believe me, this is really psychological for the family. If they want to get me, they can get me. And every time that I have been saved, it's been by coincidence. ”

Acting with people whom you know is like being with the family. It is a comfortable ground. ”

My family didn't film anything. But then you look deeper and realize, maybe there are photographs, there are things. It's also context: You give something a context, and suddenly it becomes really deep or meaningful footage. ”

As a child, I was spoilt by my parents as an only son. They indulged my every whim, and I grew up in luxury. ”

Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need to do that. ”