All Asghar Farhadi Quotes
- I feel its important to talk about the complex issues affecting us. Affecting
- At the time when talk of war, intimidation, and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their country, Iran, is spoken here through her… Aggression
- Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern… Battle
- Is there one specific source that determines correct morality and everybody should follow that? Or should individuals come up with following that source or not… Correct
- I feel it’s important to talk about the complex issues affecting us. And these are complex issues. I think it’s insulting to an audience to… Affecting
- I gained a great deal from the period during which I worked in theater and I value those things a great deal. Deal
- It's not some big event that creates the drama, it's the little things of everyday life that bring about that drama. Big
- It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics. Difficult
- Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously. Angle
- The bigger confrontation is the one an individual has with itself. Bigger
- The fact is I'm not making a film in order to draw pictures or make images about Iran. Draw
- When I came to know theater, drama became valuable to me. Became
- When we talk about self-confrontations, we are speaking about moral issues rather than social issues. Confrontation
- Each person makes their own choice, but my spirit is meant to stay in Iran, especially with the work that I do, and with the… All
- I like storytelling movies and more than that I like historical movies; and I think someday I'll definitely make a movie about the past 50… Definitely
- I prefer to stay in my country. But this doesn't mean if someone does want to leave Iran, I think they've done something wrong -… Completely
- Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are… Bit
- 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 emphasize… Audience
- 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 I… Allow
- There are those who simply want to live their lives, and feel they cannot live the way they want to in Iran. Others are ideologically… Cannot Live
- There is no privilege in restriction. In other words, I disagree with people who say restriction makes you more creative. I think that's a misleading… Been
- When I decide to write a story, I don't think too much about what I want it to be, I just let things come naturally… Come Naturally
- 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 friends,… Any
- I would have had the same narrative, regardless of the atmosphere and the restrictions. Atmosphere