Unfortunately, cinema critics are very few in America, 400-500 people, but there are more critics of Iran. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Those same people, when they leave the theater, when they look behind the curtains they are curious about their neighbors, they can… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
What I am trying to say is that it is not without any value. The value of copies is that they can… — 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
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
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
People have curiosity, they have intelligence, they have interest in understanding their peers. But producers and directors of cinema have decided that… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.' That's not… — 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
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
As soon as people enter a theater they must become moron consumers who must be fed information. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
When I'm in the process of making a movie I'm not thinking about the finished result, and whether people have to see… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Cinema seats make people lazy. They expect to be given all the information. But for me, question marks are the punctuation of… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
You've noticed that same joke told by two different people, once works, and the other time doesn't, simply because how the person… — 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
When I find the character, I try to spend time with them and get to know them very well. Therefore my notes… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Usually when I write a script, I have in mind some real people that I'm writing about, who don't always act in… — 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
I didn't just see myself as a film director here [in Life And Nothing More], but also as an observer of people… — 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
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
