I do believe that a film like Ten could never have been made with a 35mm camera. The first part of the film lasts 17 minutes, and by the end of that part, the kid has totally forgotten the camera.
ABBAS KIAROSTAMIIf I do continue to have the opportunity to work in Iran, that’s very much what I’d prefer to do.
More Abbas Kiarostami Quotes
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We don’t look at each other [in the car], but instead do so only when we want to. We’re allowed to look around without appearing rude. We have a big screen in front of us and side views.
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There were years when Hitchcock was like a master to me, but now I think he’s so artificial. I can watch films and say how technically beautiful they are, but I’m not impressed by any technicality.
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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 think being someone in love is so hard to define, so temporary, because retrospectively we often deny the state in which we were in love.
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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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My car is my best friend. My office. My home. My location. I have a very intimate sense when I am in a car with someone next to me. We’re in the most comfortable seats because we’re not facing each other, but sitting side by side.
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I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.
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I never really learned photography.
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I think violence can never be justified. At the same time, nobody’s culture or beliefs should be insulted, that’s not something I can accept either. But I cannot justify or accept any violence at all.
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Silence doesn’t seem heavy or difficult.
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It’s very true that non-actors feel more comfortable in front of a digital camera, without the lights and the large crowd around them, and we arrive at much more intimate moments with them.
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I have no advice for anyone on how to live.
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In my mind, there isn’t as much of a distinction between documentary and fiction as there is between a good movie and a bad one.
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Having an international voice is not really about whether we speak Persian or any other language.
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As soon as people enter a theater they must become moron consumers who must be fed information.
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