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I prefer the countryside to cities. This is also true of my films: I have made more films in rural societies, and villages, than in towns.
I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.
I really think that I don't mind people sleeping during my films, because I know that some very good films might prepare you for sleeping or falling asleep or snoozing. It's not to be taken badly at all. This is something I really mean.
I spend a lot of time doing carpentry. Sometimes there is nothing that gives me the contentment that sawing a piece of wood does.
I think I really produce my best work in Iran.
I think violence can never be justified.
I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.
I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!
I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film that deals with humanity is necessarily political.
I've often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us, unless it's inside a frame.
If you are a businessman or a politician in Iran, you can get a visa as quickly as you ask for it.
If you catch me coming out of a film, when I'm emotionally involved, I can tell you at that moment why I like it - but to talk about it years later is not logical to me.
In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.
In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you.
My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.
Poetry always runs away from you - it's very difficult to grasp it, and every time you read it, depending on your conditions, you will have a different grasp of it. Whereas with a novel, once you have read it, you have grasped it.
Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.' That's not valid for people who want to think and reflect.
Some movies bring out the creativity in you. Every single audience member can become creative in the face of a particular movie. If you happen to like my films, it's because my films provide a bed for you on which you can find your creativity. The Hollywood movies do not provide that for you.
The calling of art is to extract us from our daily reality, to bring us to a hidden truth that's difficult to access - to a level that's not material but spiritual.
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