I am still very surprised that I managed to make that film [Close Up]. When I actually look back on that film,… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
The fact of having this very new context, this unheard-of way of working, for me was very pleasant. I didn't feel that… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Of the hundreds of points to enter and exit that are offered to me, I have to choose the one that I… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I have received the digital camera as a blessing. It has really changed my life as a filmmaker, because I don't use… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
It was a film that I knew, that I had seen, that I was familiar with, but I wasn't anxious about it… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
When the film [Certified Copy] was in the Cannes Festival, I realized that the fact of having it shot in a different… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Not that I ever felt the necessity of proving that all human beings suffer the same way, feel joy the same way,… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Anything I've not experienced I do not look to for a subject. I have to feel it. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
In my films, I try to give people as little information as possible, which is still much more than what they get… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
It's very true that non-actors feel more comfortable in front of a digital camera, without the lights and the large crowd around… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
The kind of sleep that I had during my own film [Certified Copy] screening in Cannes is different. It's not because of… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I think violence can never be justified. At the same time, nobody’s culture or beliefs should be insulted, that’s not something I can accept… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
In real life, when someone's partner calls them, they can tell from the first word their partner says what their mood is. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I don't have very complete scripts for my films. I have a general outline and a character in my mind, and I make no… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
This was pointed out to me by somebody who referred to the paintings of Rembrandt and his use of light: some elements are highlighted… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
A work of art doesn't exist outside the perception of the audience. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, cinema critics are very few in America, 400-500 people, but there are more critics of Iran. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder how it will be received, how the audience… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
My car's my best friend. My office. My home. My location. I have a very intimate sense when I am in a car with… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
It was a film that I knew, that I had seen, that I was familiar with, but I wasn't anxious about it at any… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I never intended to write poems, nor to be a photographer, nor to be a film-maker. I just took many, many pictures and I… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
![“I am still very surprised that I managed to make that film [Close Up]. When I actually look back on that film, I really feel that I was not the director but instead just a member of the audience.” quote by Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6c9/abbas-kiarostami-2631_audience_i-am-still-very-surprised-that-i-managed_1350509.jpg)
![“The fact of having this very new context, this unheard-of way of working, for me was very pleasant. I didn't feel that I was working, that I had any kind of burden to wear, to carry. I really was very happy and very lighthearted during the whole process of making the film [Certified Copy], of…” quote by Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b24/abbas-kiarostami-2631_burden_the-fact-of-having-this-very-new-context_479999.jpg)
![“It was a film that I knew, that I had seen, that I was familiar with, but I wasn't anxious about it at any point during the screening. I snoozed twice, and this is something I couldn't have imagined that I would feel detached, as I did with this film [Certified Copy].” quote by Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/533/abbas-kiarostami-2631_anxious_it-was-a-film-that-i-knew-that-i-had-see_155328.jpg)
![“When the film [Certified Copy] was in the Cannes Festival, I realized that the fact of having it shot in a different culture, in a different language, in a different setting, that wasn't mine and that I didn't belong to, gave me a totally different relationship to the film. When I was sitting in…” quote by Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eb3/abbas-kiarostami-2631_audience_when-the-film-certified-copy-was-in-the_200718.jpg)
![“The kind of sleep that I had during my own film [Certified Copy] screening in Cannes is different. It's not because of the specificity of the film. It was because of my relationship as an author to this film. Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder…” quote by Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0d3/abbas-kiarostami-2631_anxious_the-kind-of-sleep-that-i-had-during-my-o_3178930.jpg)
