A Movie Is About Human Beings, About

This Concept That You Refer To In Buddhism Is Something I've Been Nurtured With Through The History Of My Country For 700, 800 Years - Persian Poets And Philosophers Haven't Said Anything Different With Regard To Experiencing Life In The Moment, As Opposed To The Belief Of Permanence.

I Don't Generally Derive My Stories From Novels. I Try To Turn Into Film Things I Have Felt Or Experienced.

I Often Say To My Students In Workshops That If They Are Trying To Find Literary Inspiration, They Should Not Go And Read Novels, Because Novels Are More Appropriate For Series. Where As They Should Read Short Stories - That's The Right Format For You To Be Able To Actually Display The Narrative In A Film.

It's Not So Much A Question Of Whether We've Shot It Through 35mm Or Digital Video; What Is Important Is Whether The Audience Accepts It As Real.

I Thought That I Had Been Asked Every Kind Of Question Possible.