I like poetry, but honestly, I like dramatic literature more. If I had to pick between Rumi and Dostoevsky, I would pick Dostoevsky without even thinking about it. Ninety-nine out of 100 Iranians would probably pick Rumi. Kiarostami, too, would… — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
We're living in a time period where if a kid is on a plastic scooter that's one inch off the ground, mom and dad… — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
I like to give the actors the freedom, and they know they have the freedom, to change anything they want at any time. — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
I believe in the utmost importance of one human being's actions toward another. This is actually what I believe in. How we handle one… — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
Since Hollywood seems to be more interested in people wearing tights and using powers, there seems to be a fertile ground for movies about… — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to say you have to accept that the world is meaningless and the landscape is there before and after. That's… — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
I never say "Action" or "Cut." Never. I think that would disturb the life from happening in and around everything. — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
So much can be learned by any filmmaker by studying his work, in terms of blocking, staging, editing and sound. — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
Sometimes we have dreams, but we just can't make them. That's normal. — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
I'm not going to read reviews like, "I have to do these things." Any good criticism makes you think about your own films and… — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
The job of the writer and the filmmaker is not to impose his vision on the reality, but to be inspired by the reality… — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
