Iranian - Director | June 22, 1940 - July 4, 2016
If you catch me coming out of a film, when I'm emotionally involved, I can tell you at that moment why I like it - but to talk about it years later is not logical to me.
Abbas Kiarostami
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I can watch films and say how technically beautiful they are, but I'm not impressed by any technicality.
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Usually when I write a script, I have in mind some real people that I'm writing about, who don't always act in the film afterward.
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A work of art doesn't exist outside the perception of the audience.
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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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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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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. This is something I really mean.
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Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder how it will be received, how the audience will react. I feel deeply responsible for them.
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If you are a businessman or a politician in Iran, you can get a visa as quickly as you ask for it.
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Some movies bring out the creativity in you. Every single audience member can become creative in the face of a particular movie. If you happen to like my films, it's because my films provide a bed for you on which you can find your creativity. The Hollywood movies do not provide that for you.
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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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