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
The fact of having this very new context, this unheard-of way of working, for me was very pleasant. I didn't feel that… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
All the different nations in the world, despite their differences of appearance and religion and language and way of life, still have… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
A good movie is made by an initial burst of energy, the way that, when you are in school, your class exercises… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
The digital camera has given me total freedom and a different way of filming. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
When I met Akira Kurosawa in Japan, one question he asked me was, "How did you actually make the children act the… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
In my experience as a director, I think there is obviously something of the way men - maybe that's a common point… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
Close-Up is a very particular film in my oeuvre. It's a film that was made in a very particular way; mainly because… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
It's true that the best way of knowing yourself is to put yourself into different situations. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I think life is so difficult to catch, it's so furtive, that a copy, a film, can in no way catch it… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I thought that choosing a non-professional was a condition for me, because it would allow Juliette to have a less-professional way of… — 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
