The First Theme That Every Audience Can

The First Theme That Every Audience Can Get Easily Everywhere In The World Is The Theme Of Judgment. You Are Constantly Judging If This Character Is Doing Something Wrong Or Right, Or The Other Character Is Doing Something Right Or Wrong.

I Tend To Jot Down Moments, Lines, Interactions That Don't Really Make Any Sense. I Try And Explain These Scattered Notes To My Close Friends, And They Become More And More Logical. I See Screenwriting As A Bit Like A Math Equation Which I Have To Solve.

It Was Important To Me To Make A Film Where I Don't Show The Past But Where The Spectators Can See The Past.

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.

It's A Mistake And Misconception To Think That One Has To State Everything Clearly And Simply For The Audience To Be Able To Follow The Character, And This Is What Is Bringing American Cinema Down From Its Position In The Classic Golden Period. There's This Misapprehension That The Audience Is Not Smart.