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> [“What I had learned from our encounter was invaluable. Never try to look like your character, leave some room for the director's imagination. Turn yourself into a blank canvas ready to be painted on. Give him the pleasure of discovering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/what-i-had-learned-from-our-encounter-was-invaluable-never-try-to/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

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## Other authors on Blank canvas

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## More by Shohreh Aghdashloo

> [Cinema is a reflection of its own society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/cinema-is-a-reflection-of-its-own-society/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

> [A good piece of art should make a revolution inside you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/a-good-piece-of-art-should-make-a-revolution-inside-you/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

> [“What I had learned from our encounter was invaluable. Never try to look like your character, leave some room for the director's imagination. Turn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/what-i-had-learned-from-our-encounter-was-invaluable-never-try-to/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

> [I do pick my projects very meticulously. I want my projects to be meaningful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/i-do-pick-my-projects-very-meticulously-i-want-my-projects-to-be/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

> [The whole world is global. With the Internet, it's like we're all living in a small village. We're starting more and more to realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/the-whole-world-is-global-with-the-internet-it-s-like-we-re-all/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

> [Iranians call California and Iran 'sister cities;' they're very much alike. Iranians feel at home here and the weather is so close to Iranian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/iranians-call-california-and-iran-sister-cities-they-re-very-much/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

> [I didn't want to live in an Islamic society because I knew I wasn't going to be a first-class citizen, and I knew I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/i-didn-t-want-to-live-in-an-islamic-society-because-i-knew-i-wasn-t/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

> [I do fairly represent Middle Eastern women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/i-do-fairly-represent-middle-eastern-women/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

> [I proud to say that most of the Iranians love me and love my work. I love them, and I always have them in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/i-proud-to-say-that-most-of-the-iranians-love-me-and-love-my-work-i/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

> [I studied international relations in England, and I wanted to pursue higher education and be able to analyze what was going on in Iran…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/i-studied-international-relations-in-england-and-i-wanted-to-pursue/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

> [The truth of the matter is that although not all Muslims are terrorists, unfortunately, in today's world, most of the terrorists - 99 per…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohreh-aghdashloo/the-truth-of-the-matter-is-that-although-not-all-muslims-are/)

[Shohreh Aghdashloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohreh-aghdashloo/)

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