All Bahman Ghobadi Quotes
- You need a team that speaks your language. Language
- I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new life.… Been
- In my view, the adults are the burnt generation of Iraq for whom nothing can be done. But for the children, we can worry now,… Adult
- I use humour a lot. My foundation is tragic, but my appearance is humorous. Appearance
- In Iranian cinema, all the lying takes place before making the film. In order to be able to make the film, you have to lie. Able
- Lying and corruption are in the Iranian society in all sense of the world, and if you do research about married women, you see that… All
- I love music; I come from a region of Kurdistan that is a base for music. Base
- I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that… Always Loved
- Actually, the only thing I regret is not making more underground films and bringing them with me as historical documents. Bringing
- I can travel with music. I close my eyes, and I can travel all over the world with music. And one after another, stories come… All
- I love music, I make films with music, I eat with music, I sleep with music, I think with music. Music makes me dream; it… Creativity
- I went to underground music studios. In the studios, I learned that you can make a movie without a permit. Learned
- When you want to make a film abroad, you need producers and people who support you. You need a team that speaks your language. Abroad
- It feels very, very good to make a film freely, to work without having to wait years for script approval, without looking over your shoulder. Approval
- I am really bothered when I see my friends facing problems back in Iran, but I tell them that not all the doors are shut. All
- I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in… Camera