In My Films, I Try To Give

In My Films, I Try To Give People As Little Information As Possible, Which Is Still Much More Than What They Get In Real Life. I Feel That They Should Be Grateful For The Little Bit Of Information I Give Them.

We Don't Look At Each Other [in The Car], But Instead Do So Only When We Want To. We're Allowed To Look Around Without Appearing Rude. We Have A Big Screen In Front Of Us And Side Views. Silence Doesn't Seem Heavy Or Difficult.

The [iranian] Government Grapples With More Important Issues And We Can Maybe Say That These Films Don't Really Exist For Them. It's Not About Whether They Like It Or Don't; It's Just Not Very Important To Them.

There Were Years When Hitchcock Was Like A Master To Me, But Now I Think He's So Artificial. I Can Watch Films And Say How Technically Beautiful They Are, But I'm Not Impressed By Any Technicality.

I Have Received The Digital Camera As A Blessing. It Has Really Changed My Life As A Filmmaker, Because I Don't Use My Camera Anymore As A Camera. I Don't Feel It As A Camera. I Feel It As A Friend, As Something That Doesn't Make An Impression On People, That Doesn't Make Them Feel Uncomfortable, And That Is Completely Forgotten In My Way Of Approaching Life And People And Film.