While shooting Ten I was sitting in the backseat, but I didn’t interfere. Sometimes, I was following in another car, so I was not even present on the “set”, because I thought they would work better in my absence.
ABBAS KIAROSTAMICinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
More Abbas Kiarostami Quotes
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It’s true that the best way of knowing yourself is to put yourself into different situations.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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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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In real life, when someone’s partner calls them, they can tell from the first word their partner says what their mood is.
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Silence doesn’t seem heavy or difficult.
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A work of art doesn’t exist outside the perception of the audience.
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In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you.
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I think I really produce my best work in Iran.
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The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.
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I spend a lot of time doing carpentry. Sometimes there is nothing that gives me the contentment that sawing a piece of wood does.
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I believe there’s only good cinema and bad cinema.
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In my opinion the man looks at the relationship in a more bitter fashion and the woman still holds great hopes.
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The digital camera has given me total freedom and a different way of filming.
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I never really learned photography.
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I am still very surprised that I managed to make that film [Close Up]. When I actually look back on that film, I really feel that I was not the director but instead just a member of the audience.
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