--- title: "14 Way Quotes By Abbas Kiarostami" description: "14 Way quotes by Abbas Kiarostami. Plus more from Abbas Kiarostami and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa1/abbas-kiarostami-2631_best-way_it-s-true-that-the-best-way-of-knowing-y_2820636.png" --- > [It's true that the best way of knowing yourself is to put yourself into different situations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/it-s-true-that-the-best-way-of-knowing-yourself-is-to-put-yourself/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa1/abbas-kiarostami-2631_best-way_it-s-true-that-the-best-way-of-knowing-y_2820636.png) > [My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/my-way-of-expression-is-full-of-complications-and-mystery-because/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/abbas-kiarostami-2631_complication_my-way-of-expression-is-full-of-complica_1278504.png) > [I think life is so difficult to catch, it's so furtive, that a copy, a film, can in no way catch it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/i-think-life-is-so-difficult-to-catch-it-s-so-furtive-that-a-copy-a/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/abbas-kiarostami-2631_cinema_i-think-life-is-so-difficult-to-catch-it_3063451.png) > [The digital camera has given me total freedom and a different way of filming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/the-digital-camera-has-given-me-total-freedom-and-a-different-way-of/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/abbas-kiarostami-2631_camera_the-digital-camera-has-given-me-total-fr_916395.png) > [Close-Up is a very particular film in my oeuvre. It's a film that was made in a very particular way; mainly because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/close-up-is-a-very-particular-film-in-my-oeuvre-it-s-a-film-that-was/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/abbas-kiarostami-2631_film_close-up-is-a-very-particular-film-in-my_2597047.png) > [In my experience as a director, I think there is obviously something of the way men - maybe that's a common point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/in-my-experience-as-a-director-i-think-there-is-obviously-something/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b4/abbas-kiarostami-2631_character_in-my-experience-as-a-director-i-think-t_2540529.png) > [The fact of having this very new context, this unheard-of way of working, for me was very pleasant. I didn't feel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/the-fact-of-having-this-very-new-context-this-unheard-of-way-of/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/abbas-kiarostami-2631_burden_the-fact-of-having-this-very-new-context_479999.png) > [A good movie is made by an initial burst of energy, the way that, when you are in school, your class exercises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/a-good-movie-is-made-by-an-initial-burst-of-energy-the-way-that-when/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/abbas-kiarostami-2631_always_a-good-movie-is-made-by-an-initial-burst_876556.png) > [I thought that choosing a non-professional was a condition for me, because it would allow Juliette to have a less-professional way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/i-thought-that-choosing-a-non-professional-was-a-condition-for-me/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/abbas-kiarostami-2631_acting_i-thought-that-choosing-a-non-profession_3197273.png) > [I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/i-do-think-that-we-are-sometimes-as-directors-guilty-of-portraying-or/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a57/abbas-kiarostami-2631_acceptable_i-do-think-that-we-are-sometimes-as-dire_2903776.png) > [All the different nations in the world, despite their differences of appearance and religion and language and way of life, still have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/all-the-different-nations-in-the-world-despite-their-differences-of/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/abbas-kiarostami-2631_able_all-the-different-nations-in-the-world-d_740200.png) > [Not that I ever felt the necessity of proving that all human beings suffer the same way, feel joy the same way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/not-that-i-ever-felt-the-necessity-of-proving-that-all-human-beings/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/abbas-kiarostami-2631_asks_not-that-i-ever-felt-the-necessity-of-pr_418672.jpg) > [I have received the digital camera as a blessing. It has really changed my life as a filmmaker, because I don't use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/i-have-received-the-digital-camera-as-a-blessing-it-has-really/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/140/abbas-kiarostami-2631_approaching-life_i-have-received-the-digital-camera-as-a_391005.jpg) > [When I met Akira Kurosawa in Japan, one question he asked me was, "How did you actually make the children act the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/when-i-met-akira-kurosawa-in-japan-one-question-he-asked-me-was-how/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d25/abbas-kiarostami-2631_children_when-i-met-akira-kurosawa-in-japan-one-q_1099811.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Abbas Kiarostami > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/i-think-violence-can-never-be-justified-at-the-same-time-nobody-s/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/i-would-say-that-no-film-is-apolitical-there-are-politics-in-all/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [In real life, when someone's partner calls them, they can tell from the first word their partner says what their mood is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/in-real-life-when-someone-s-partner-calls-them-they-can-tell-from-the/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/i-don-t-have-very-complete-scripts-for-my-films-i-have-a-general/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [This was pointed out to me by somebody who referred to the paintings of Rembrandt and his use of light: some elements are highlighted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/this-was-pointed-out-to-me-by-somebody-who-referred-to-the-paintings/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [A work of art doesn't exist outside the perception of the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/a-work-of-art-doesn-t-exist-outside-the-perception-of-the-audience/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/i-would-be-too-selfish-if-i-said-everyone-should-see-my-movies-more/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [Unfortunately, cinema critics are very few in America, 400-500 people, but there are more critics of Iran.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/unfortunately-cinema-critics-are-very-few-in-america-400-500-people/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder how it will be received, how the audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/usually-when-i-take-my-films-to-festivals-i-feel-incredibly-anxious/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/my-car-s-my-best-friend-my-office-my-home-my-location-i-have-a-very/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/it-was-a-film-that-i-knew-that-i-had-seen-that-i-was-familiar-with/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/i-never-intended-to-write-poems-nor-to-be-a-photographer-nor-to-be-a/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [ When the film \[Certified Copy\] was in the Cannes Festival, I realized that the fact of having it shot in a different culture, in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/when-the-film-certified-copy-was-in-the-cannes-festival-i-realized/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [Those same people, when they leave the theater, when they look behind the curtains they are curious about their neighbors, they can guess if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/those-same-people-when-they-leave-the-theater-when-they-look-behind/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) > [There is violence in real life but I would never impose violence in a film just to attract the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/there-is-violence-in-real-life-but-i-would-never-impose-violence-in-a/) [Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/abbas-kiarostami/#itemlist", "name": "14 Way Quotes By Abbas Kiarostami", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's true that the best way of knowing yourself is to put yourself into different situations.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Abbas Kiarostami" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/it-s-true-that-the-best-way-of-knowing-yourself-is-to-put-yourself/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa1/abbas-kiarostami-2631_best-way_it-s-true-that-the-best-way-of-knowing-y_2820636.png", "contentUrl": 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