Because There Is So Little Room For

It Was Really Bizarre, That Sabzian Business. You Know I Had No Interest In Being Photographed Before This Incident. But Then Not Just Sabzian—many Other People Started Pretending They Were Me! One Of Them Actually Got Married While Pretending He Was Me! My Face Became Publicly Recognizable Soon After I Decided To Have A Few Photographs Of Me Available In Public To Prevent These Sorts Of Identity Thefts. It Is Really Pathetic, If You Think Of It. Filmmakers And Filmmaking Is So Popular In Iran Because All Other Forms Of Expression Have Been Denied To People.

Afghan Society Is Very Complex, And Afghanistan Has A Very Complex Culture. Part Of The Reason It Has Remained Unknown Is Because Of This Complexity.

Because There Is So Little Room For Expression Otherwise, A Lot Of People Love Cinema Because They Find It A Way Of Expressing Themselves.

From 7 In The Morning To 11 At Night, I Was Reading. I Don't Think One Can Find Any Other Time In One's Life To Be Left Alone So Much To Read In Peace Like That.

I Myself Had To Grow A Longer Beard And Afghan Clothes. I Was In Danger Of Being Kidnapped By Smugglers, Though I Didn't Know It At The Time.