Theatre Quotes by Abbas Kiarostami

8 Theatre quotes by Abbas Kiarostami

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Abbas Kiarostami’s theatre reflections arrive in eight succinct lines, each carrying a poetic quietude. The snippets offer a gentle invitation to consider the subtle interplay between filmic vision and live performance.

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Using non-actors has its own rules and really requires that you allow them to do their own thing.

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People have curiosity, they have intelligence, they have interest in understanding their peers. But producers and directors of cinema have decided that…

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As soon as people enter a theater they must become moron consumers who must be fed information.

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Therefore, when you see the end result, it's difficult to see who's the director, me or them. Ultimately, everything belongs to the…

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In order to be able to cooperate with a child, you have to come down to below their level in order to…

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In this type of cinema, whether working with actors or non-actors, as much as you do direct them, if you allow yourself…

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I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that…

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It's very true that non-actors feel more comfortable in front of a digital camera, without the lights and the large crowd around…

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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…

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I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film…

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In real life, when someone's partner calls them, they can tell from the first word their partner says what their mood is.

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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…

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This was pointed out to me by somebody who referred to the paintings of Rembrandt and his use of light: some elements are highlighted…

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

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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…

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

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Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder how it will be received, how the audience…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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

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

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

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