I had seen some films made about the underground music world in Tehran, and most of them were short documentaries about 30 or 40 minutes long. And I always wondered why they weren't publicized more. Really, their only flaw was… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in filming. — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship. — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
I can travel with music. I close my eyes, and I can travel all over the world with music. And one after another, stories… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
I went to underground music studios. In the studios, I learned that you can make a movie without a permit. — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
I'm free - but I'm also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only do a… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
For me, its better to live without looking over your shoulder, worrying about who is controlling your phone, maybe poisoning your food. — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
I love music, I make films with music, I eat with music, I sleep with music, I think with music. Music makes me dream;… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
Lying and corruption are in the Iranian society in all sense of the world, and if you do research about married women, you see… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
I am really bothered when I see my friends facing problems back in Iran, but I tell them that not all the doors are… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
I often ask myself, 'Why is it that most of the lies come out of Islamic countries, and why is it that most of… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
In Kurdistan, theres a lot of hardship - a lot of wars, a lot of bitter and difficult lifestyles. And witnessing all those made… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new… — Bahman Ghobadi Copy Share Image
