Films Quotes by Abbas Kiarostami

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

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

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

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

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

A work of art doesn't exist outside the perception of the audience.

— Abbas Kiarostami

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

Unfortunately, cinema critics are very few in America, 400-500 people, but there are more critics of Iran.

— Abbas Kiarostami

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

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

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

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

When the film [Certified Copy] was in the Cannes Festival, I realized that the fact of having it shot in a different culture, in…

— Abbas Kiarostami

Those same people, when they leave the theater, when they look behind the curtains they are curious about their neighbors, they can guess if…

— Abbas Kiarostami

There is violence in real life but I would never impose violence in a film just to attract the audience.

— Abbas Kiarostami