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.
ABBAS KIAROSTAMII have no advice for anyone on how to live.
More Abbas Kiarostami Quotes
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A digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making.
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I think that if you’re a digital thinker, you can use a digital camera.
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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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I don’t like reverse-angle shots – I find them very fake and very untruthful to the viewer.
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As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that’s less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.
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When I find the character, I try to spend time with them and get to know them very well. Therefore my notes are not from the character that I had in my mind before, but are instead based on the people I’ve met in real life.
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Therefore, when you see the end result, it’s difficult to see who’s the director, me or them. Ultimately, everything belongs to the actors – we just manage the situation.
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I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.
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Maybe more than a teller, I am a story listener. I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind. All of my films are a collection of small stories that have been told to me.
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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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In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.
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People have curiosity, they have intelligence, they have interest in understanding their peers. But producers and directors of cinema have decided that the seats in the theaters have been made to transform people’s minds to lazy minds.
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The experience of life teaches us that being like someone in love is more real, because everything is uncertain.
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I thought that I had been asked every kind of question possible.
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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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