I really think that people who want to think more serious have to go and watch theater. Theater is a very sterilized… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
There is no privilege in restriction. In other words, I disagree with people who say restriction makes you more creative. I think… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
Whenever I write a part, I think there's this person somewhere in the world that this part is specifically for and all… — 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… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
I feel it’s important to talk about the complex issues affecting us. And these are complex issues. I think it’s insulting to… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
I prefer to stay in my country. But this doesn't mean if someone does want to leave Iran, I think they've done… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
I think that theater is the closest medium to music. It's very pure. It's for the elite of the society. It's not… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
When I decide to write a story, I don't think too much about what I want it to be, I just let… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
I like storytelling movies and more than that I like historical movies; and I think someday I'll definitely make a movie about… — 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… — Asghar Farhadi Copy Share Image
The fact that I do place music at the end of my films is not to accentuate the emotion. It serves an… — 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
