“What I am trying to say is that it is not without any value. The value of copies is that they can direct us towards the original. I was recently at the Louvre Museum and I was filming people who were viewing the Mona Lisa. I noticed the number of ordinary people, astonished, mouths agape, standing still for long stretches looking at the work, and I wondered, "Where does this come from? Are these people all art connoisseurs?" They are like me; through the years, we've seen this work in our schoolbooks or art history books, but when we stand before the original, we hold our breath.” PeopleTryingYearsLongDoeArtStillsBookValuesNumbersOrdinaryMouthsStandingDirectBreathsOriginalsLike MeCopiesMuseumsOrdinary PeopleThrough The YearsArt HistoryHistory BooksStanding StillMona LisaConnoisseurAgapeLouvre Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“In my opinion the man looks at the relationship in a more bitter fashion and the woman still holds great hopes.” MenLooksStillsOpinionFashionHe ManBitterGreat Hope Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I'm still very grateful to digital cameras in general, but I didn't have this feeling with the RED one.” StillsFeelingsRedCamerasGratefulDigitalDigital Cameras Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I was mentioning with the digital camera, maybe this new fashion of filmmaking gives a closer look of what life may be like. But it's still nothing but a copy.” GivingLooksMayStillsFashionCamerasDigitalCopiesFilmmakingDigital Cameras Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“In my films, I try to give people as little information as possible, which is still much more than what they get in real life. I feel that they should be grateful for the little bit of information I give them.” PeopleGivingFeelsShouldTryingLittlesStillsRealFilmBitsInformationLittle BitGratefulReal LifeBe Grateful 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
“Despite the great advantages of digital video and the great ease of using the medium, still those who use it have first to understand the sensitivities of how to best use the medium.” FirstsStillsUseAdvantageVideoMediumsDespiteEaseDigitalSensitivity Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.” ThinkingStillsMatterFilmWoodyWoody Allen Film Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you.” StillsDarknessPoetry Is Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“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. If we X-rayed the insides of different human beings, we wouldn't be able to tell from those X-rays what the person's language or background or race is.” IfsWorldWayHumansPersonsStillsDifferentAbleLanguageNationsDifferencesHuman BeingsCommonRaceOne ThingAppearanceBackgroundsDespiteRays Author:Abbas Kiarostami
