Stories Quote by Asghar Farhadi

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

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

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

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

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

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

I would have had the same narrative, regardless of the atmosphere and the restrictions.

— Asghar Farhadi

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

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

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

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