“How can you look at this and not see it as the symbol for the self-referencing nature of progressive evolution.”

— Sanjaya Malakar

Malakar as Bill Vendall, 25 year old graduate student of fine arts, on his ever-changing 'character creation', Sanjaya Malakar. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/4763

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