“I always feel that a viewer has an expectation about every moment of the film and where it's going, so if I act against that, I've created a twist. In fact it becomes a kind of game with the expectations of the viewer. This is the superficial appearance. In the layer beneath there is a hidden theme. The result of each twist is that the judgment of the audience member is challenged.” IfsFeelsKindMomentsFactsFilmGamesResultsAudienceMembersJudgmentExpectationsAppearanceThemeLayersSuperficialViewersTwists Author:Asghar Farhadi
“Because I write the screenplay entirely and precisely, there is the danger that an actor might feel that this finite role is being imposed on them. I want the actors to feel that this is their own role, and that they can go back to point zero and develop this character.” WantFeelsWritingCharacterMightActorsRolesDangerZeroFiniteScreenplays Author:Asghar Farhadi
“Sometimes we feel like life is like theater, really.” FeelsSometimesLife IsTheaterLife Is Like Author:Asghar Farhadi
“Whether we like it or not, the modernity is something that comes from Western countries, and when the modernity comes to the Eastern countries, although they feel like they really need it, at the same time it shakes the very fundament of the culture - there is always this challenge between the two.” NeedsFeelsTwoCountryCultureChallengesWesternShakesEasternModernity Author:Asghar Farhadi
“These days, more than any other time, we are worried about our personal life, our private life. When we talk about our private life, it means our home, our body even. It seems that when we want to have calmness in this world, we make a wall around us. This gives us a very calm environment, and when we feel that somebody is intruding into that, it makes us very angry and we feel we have to do something about it.” WorldWantGivingFeelsMeanHomeBodySeemsEnvironmentThis WorldWallAngryCalmWorriedThese DaysPersonal LifePrivate LifeCalmness Author:Asghar Farhadi
“I feel its important to talk about the complex issues affecting us.” FeelsImportantIssuesComplexes Author:Asghar Farhadi
“I feel it’s important to talk about the complex issues affecting us. And these are complex issues. I think it’s insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in one sentence.” ThinkingGivingFeelsImportantFilmWatchesAudienceIssuesMessagesComplexesSentencesInsultingOne Sentence Author:Asghar Farhadi
“There are those who simply want to live their lives, and feel they cannot live the way they want to in Iran. Others are ideologically motivated: They will stay no matter what and try to change things.” WayWantFeelsTryingMatterNo Matter WhatIranMotivated Author:Asghar Farhadi
