It's Not So Much A Question Of

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.

Close-up Is A Very Particular Film In My Oeuvre. It's A Film That Was Made In A Very Particular Way; Mainly Because I Didn't Really Have The Time To Think About How To Go About Making The Film.

I Remember When I Came Out Of An Exam Thinking I Had Done Well And Then I Had A Clue That Maybe One Answer Was Wrong, I Remembered That I Rather Stop Knowing, Stop Thinking About It, Appreciating Life Instead. So First, It Was Just A Memory. But Then I Realized That In Life, It's A Much More General Sentiment - That Instead Of Waiting For Other People's Judgment, I'd Rather Focus On My Own Feelings, That Everything Is Fine. To Go On With My Life Rather Than Anticipating Other People's Judgements That Might Be Negative.

If We're Not Going To Take Full Advantage Of Digital, Then 35mm Is A Better Medium. Especially For Shooting Dramas - I Have No Problem With 35mm.

I Think The Contrast Between These Two In The Professional World Of Cinema Mattered To Me. One Who Has Reached The Ultimate Point Of Being A Star, Who Knows How To Do Everything Very Well, Facing Another Person Who Would Throughout The Making Of The Film Transfer His Anxiety To Both Of Us, To Me And To Juliette, As To Whether Or Not He Would Be Capable Of Fulfilling His Role. This In Itself Created A Challenge That Was Actually Very Good For Me, Since I Hadn't Ever Counterposed Two Such Performers Before, Creating That Challenge Between Someone Who Knows Their Part And Someone Who Doesn't.