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title: "3 Afghan Quotes By Mohsen Makhmalbaf"
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> [I myself had to grow a longer beard and Afghan clothes. I was in danger of being kidnapped by smugglers, though I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/i-myself-had-to-grow-a-longer-beard-and-afghan-clothes-i-was-in/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc5/mohsen-makhmalbaf-24064_afghan_i-myself-had-to-grow-a-longer-beard-and_1042081.png)

> [A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/a-problem-was-the-lack-of-cooperation-of-the-afghan-community-itself/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/mohsen-makhmalbaf-24064_afghan_a-problem-was-the-lack-of-cooperation-of_1623222.jpg)

> [Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/afghan-society-is-very-complex-and-afghanistan-has-a-very-complex/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/mohsen-makhmalbaf-24064_afghan_afghan-society-is-very-complex-and-afgha_2986067.png)

## Other authors on Afghan

## More by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

> [There's an 800 kilometer border between Iran and Afghanistan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/there-s-an-800-kilometer-border-between-iran-and-afghanistan/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/in-many-ways-it-is-very-real-because-i-sat-there-for-9-days-and-it/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is my style - I can't have just one way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/if-i-make-two-films-in-a-year-they-ll-be-different-this-is-my-style-i/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [Five years ago, Samira did not want to continue in the regular school system in Iran. To help her with her education, I set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/five-years-ago-samira-did-not-want-to-continue-in-the-regular-school/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [The Buddhas had to be destroyed by the Taliban to get the world thinking about Afghanistan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/the-buddhas-had-to-be-destroyed-by-the-taliban-to-get-the-world/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because they find it a way of expressing themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/because-there-is-so-little-room-for-expression-otherwise-a-lot-of/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured and they were brought to the hospital…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/when-we-began-filming-these-people-had-legs-but-as-we-were-filming/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [It was really bizarre, that Sabzian business. You know I had no interest in being photographed before this incident. But then not just Sabzian—many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/it-was-really-bizarre-that-sabzian-business-you-know-i-had-no/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [I myself had to grow a longer beard and Afghan clothes. I was in danger of being kidnapped by smugglers, though I didn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/i-myself-had-to-grow-a-longer-beard-and-afghan-clothes-i-was-in/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [I've heard about brothers making films, but I've never heard about whole families making films like this. We didn't intend to do it; it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/i-ve-heard-about-brothers-making-films-but-i-ve-never-heard-about/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [From my films, you can at least learn about Iran, you can get a sense of the history and the society. But no such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/from-my-films-you-can-at-least-learn-about-iran-you-can-get-a-sense/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [From 7 in the morning to 11 at night, I was reading. I don't think one can find any other time in one's life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/from-7-in-the-morning-to-11-at-night-i-was-reading-i-don-t-think-one/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/a-problem-was-the-lack-of-cooperation-of-the-afghan-community-itself/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [The style depends on the subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/the-style-depends-on-the-subject/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

> [But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsen-makhmalbaf/but-also-there-are-no-films-being-made-about-afghanistan/)

[Mohsen Makhmalbaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsen-makhmalbaf/)

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