Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining.… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don't really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
It's a mistake and misconception to think that one has to state everything clearly and simply for the audience to be able to follow… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
Because I write the screenplay entirely and precisely, there is the danger that an actor might feel that this finite role is being imposed… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
Often times, music is used to evoke an emotion and it's become a cliche, so I don't want to do that, and actually what… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
Unless you're trying to make a movie on the sly, there's no way to get around this. If you want to use public spaces,… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
I think it's insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in one sentence. — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
I would have had the same narrative, regardless of the atmosphere and the restrictions. — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
At the time when talk of war, intimidation, and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their country, Iran, is spoken here through… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
It's been interesting to see how similar audiences in the East and West are, actually, and how it makes you realize that when politicians… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
Is there one specific source that determines correct morality and everybody should follow that? Or should individuals come up with following that source or… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
We always have the movies that are more toward real life, but they don't have that much drama or suspense, or we have the… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
There are those who simply want to live their lives, and feel they cannot live the way they want to in Iran. Others are… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
