I See Screenwriting As A Bit Like

Because I Write The Screenplay Entirely And Precisely, There Is The Danger That An Actor Might Feel That This Finite Role Is Being Imposed On Them. I Want The Actors To Feel That This Is Their Own Role, And That They Can Go Back To Point Zero And Develop This Character.

Working With Children Is Very Different Than The Way In Which I Work With Adults. I Never Tell The Children The Actual Truth Of The Thing That I Want Them To Act. Although Children Are Really Into Play And Play Acting, And This Is A Major Part Of Their Existence, They Never Actually Find The Playing Or Acting Of Adults Credible.

Whether We Like It Or Not, The Modernity Is Something That Comes From Western Countries, And When The Modernity Comes To The Eastern Countries, Although They Feel Like They Really Need It, At The Same Time It Shakes The Very Fundament Of The Culture - There Is Always This Challenge Between The Two.

I Really Think That People Who Want To Think More Serious Have To Go And Watch Theater. Theater Is A Very Sterilized Art Form. Not As Much As Music, But Very Close To Music.

It's Very Difficult To Talk About Religion In Iran Because Religion Has Gotten So Mixed Up With Politics.