Good Cinema Is What We Can Believe

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.

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

It Seems That Film-makers Are Being Divided Between Those Working In Digital And Those Who Are Not. I Think It's Not Something Predetermined - It All Depends On What Project We Have In Mind, And On That Basis We Choose The Medium.

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.

I Think I'm No Different To My Friends Who Are Doctors Or Businessmen Or Architects - We All Started Watching Films Of The Golden Age Together. But Whether I'm Making Films Or Writing Poetry Or Doing Photography, It's Very Much Rooted In My Sense Of Unease. And That's Really Where Everything Goes Back To.