Unfortunately, cinema critics are very few in America, 400-500 people, but there are more critics of Iran. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
If you catch me coming out of a film, when I'm emotionally involved, I can tell you at that moment why I… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
A digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I film normal-life subjects in natural settings that some people would consider uncinematic. But what I want to show is nature itself,… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Some movies bring out the creativity in you. Every single audience member can become creative in the face of a particular movie.… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that my films show the reality of life in Iran; we show different aspects of life. Iran is a… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I do believe that a film like Ten could never have been made with a 35mm camera. The first part of the… — 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
I really think that I don't mind people sleeping during my films, because I know that some very good films might prepare… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I saw this French woman, this English man in Italy. It was a film [Certified Copy] I knew well, but I had… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I often say to my students in workshops that if they are trying to find literary inspiration, they should not go and… — 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,… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I think it was [Jean-Luc] Godard who said that life is nothing but a bad copy of film, but then our ambition… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Digital photography is, by definition, unfinished. You don't feel that after every 24 or 36 shots you have to change your film… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Whenever people ask me what the story is for my next film, I won't tell and people feel it's because I'm being… — 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
Maybe more than a teller, I am a story listener. I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
With the RED, I didn't have this impression at all. I felt that it was as heavy as a film camera. Having… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I prefer the films that put their audience to sleep in the theater. Some films have made me doze off in the… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I think I'm no different to my friends who are doctors or businessmen or architects - we all started watching films of… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
It is a very important film, Life And Nothing More, in that what was filmed was inspired by a journey I had… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
My last experience of film-making was Tickets, a three-episode film in Italy, the third of which is directed by myself. It's not… — 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
There were years when Hitchcock was like a master to me, but now I think he's so artificial. I can watch films… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
The film [Close Up] made itself, to a large extent. The characters involved were very real, I wasn't directing the actors so… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I don't ask my students to have studied film or any education in general. What I ask them is to come and… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
In my experience as a director, I think there is obviously something of the way men - maybe that's a common point… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Close-Up is a very particular film in my oeuvre. It's a film that was made in a very particular way; mainly because… — 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
![“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)
![“I saw this French woman, this English man in Italy. It was a film [Certified Copy] I knew well, but I had already seen it, and I was familiar with it, and I had no feeling of anxiety or responsibility toward it.” quote by Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/596/abbas-kiarostami-2631_anxiety_i-saw-this-french-woman-this-english-man_1627107.jpg)
![“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)
![“I think it was [Jean-Luc] Godard who said that life is nothing but a bad copy of film, but then our ambition must be to make better films and better shapes of forms that are given in life.” quote by Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3d6/abbas-kiarostami-2631_ambition_i-think-it-was-jean-luc-godard-who-said_3006459.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)
![“The film [Close Up] made itself, to a large extent. The characters involved were very real, I wasn't directing the actors so much as being directed by them. So it was a very particular film.” quote by Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e02/abbas-kiarostami-2631_actors_the-film-close-up-made-itself-to-a-large_3127328.jpg)
