“In my experience as a director, I think there is obviously something of the way men - maybe that's a common point with Shirin - the way men see women in the film, and the way these two characters see each other.” ThinkingMenWayTwoCharacterFilmCommonDirectors Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“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.” PeopleMindHas BeensMadeUnderstandingInterestDirectorsDecidedTheaterCuriosityProducersCinemaSeatsLazyPeers Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“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.” FeelsLooksStillsFilmAudienceDirectorsMembers Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I didn't just see myself as a film director here [in Life And Nothing More], but also as an observer of people who had been condemned to death.” PeopleFilmDirectorsObserversFilm Directors Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that are perhaps not very morally acceptable. I'm not the only one.” ThinkingWaySometimesCertainActorsDirectorsAskingGuiltyBehaveAcceptablePortraying Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“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.” EndsActorsDifficultResultsSituationDirectorsManageEnd Results Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“Directors don't always create, they can also destroy with too many demands.” DirectorsDemand Author:Abbas Kiarostami
