Close-up Has Affected Later Films That I've

Children Are Very Strong And Independent Characters And Can Come Up With More Interesting Things Than Marlon Brando, And It's Sometimes Very Difficult To Direct Or Order Them To Do Something.

Of The Hundreds Of Points To Enter And Exit That Are Offered To Me, I Have To Choose The One That I Feel Is The Least Wrong, The Least Fake. It Is Fake, It Is A Moment That I Choose To Erupt The Story, But I Make It As Smooth As I Can. What Enables Me To Do It Is The Skill Of Filmmaking.

The [iranian] Government Grapples With More Important Issues And We Can Maybe Say That These Films Don't Really Exist For Them. It's Not About Whether They Like It Or Don't; It's Just Not Very Important To Them.

Having An International Voice Is Not Really About Whether We Speak Persian Or Any Other Language.

The Digital Camera Has Given Me Total Freedom And A Different Way Of Filming.