In my films, I try to give people as little information as possible, which is still much more than what they get in real life. I feel that they should be grateful for the little bit of information I give them.
ABBAS KIAROSTAMIDirectors don’t always create, they can also destroy with too many demands.
More Abbas Kiarostami Quotes
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A work of art doesn’t exist outside the perception of the audience.
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As long as I take the responsibility of the choice, I have to make the choice that is as right as possible.
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If I do continue to have the opportunity to work in Iran, that’s very much what I’d prefer to do.
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In order to be able to cooperate with a child, you have to come down to below their level in order to communicate with them. Actors are also like children.
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Using non-actors has its own rules and really requires that you allow them to do their own thing.
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I don’t generally derive my stories from novels. I try to turn into film things I have felt or experienced.
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Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can’t limit it to one particular culture.
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I really think that I don’t mind people sleeping during my films, because I know that some very good films might prepare you for sleeping or falling asleep or snoozing. It’s not to be taken badly at all.
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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 notes until I find the character who’s in my mind in reality.
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I believe there’s only good cinema and bad cinema.
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All the different nations in the world, despite their differences of appearance and religion and language and way of life, still have one thing in common, and that is what’s inside of all of us.
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Cinema seats make people lazy. They expect to be given all the information. But for me, question marks are the punctuation of life.
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The [Iranian] government grapples with more important issues and we can maybe say that these films don’t really exist for them. It’s not about whether they like it or don’t; it’s just not very important to them.
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My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that’s my perception of life.
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Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, ‘Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.’ That’s not valid for people who want to think and reflect.
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