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Iranian Filmmakers Are Not Passive. They Fight Whenever They Can, As Creative Expression Means A Lot To Them. The Restrictions And Censorship In Iran Are A Bit Like The British Weather: One Day It's Sunny, The Next Day It's Raining. You Just Have To Hope You Walk Out Into The Sunshine.

I Gained A Great Deal From The Period During Which I Worked In Theater And I Value Those Things A Great Deal.

I'm Always Careful About The Thing I'm Writing To Make Sure A Viewer Can Imagine It Happening To Themselves.

Poetry, Especially Traditional Iranian Poetry, Is Very Good At Looking At Things From A Number Of Different Angles Simultaneously.

Classical Tragedy Was The War Between Good And Evil. We Wanted Evil To Be Defeated And Good To Be Victorious. But The Battle In Modern Tragedy Is Between Good And Good. And No Matter Which Side Wins, We'll Still Be Heartbroken.