“As long as I take the responsibility of the choice, I have to make the choice that is as right as possible.” Quote by Abbas Kiarostami
“Of the hundreds of points to enter and exit that are offered to me, I have to choose the one that I feel is the least wrong, the least fake. It is fake, it is a moment that I choose to erupt the story, but I make it as smooth as I can. What enables me to do it is the skill of filmmaking.” FeelsI CanMomentsStoriesSkillsFakeFilmmakingSmoothExit Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“Whether you consider me a master filmmaker or not, I do it with my intuition and my vision, my experience as a storyteller.” VisionMastersIntuitionFilmmakerStoryteller 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
“As soon as people enter a theater they must become moron consumers who must be fed information.” PeopleInformationTheaterConsumersFedsMoron Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“Those same people, when they leave the theater, when they look behind the curtains they are curious about their neighbors, they can guess if their neighbors are siblings or a couple, how old they are, what their occupation is. They are curious about each other and they can understand each other without being fed information. Why should it be different in cinema?” PeopleIfsShouldLooksDifferentBehindsInformationCoupleTheaterNeighborCuriousCinemaFedsOccupationCurtainsSibling Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“In real life, when someone's partner calls them, they can tell from the first word their partner says what their mood is.” FirstsRealPartnersMoodReal Life 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 realize I look very hip hop but I'm really more emo with a definite Brazilian flavor.” LooksRealizingHip HopHipsHopsDefiniteFlavorEmo Author:Jim Gaffigan
“Besides hot pockets keeps introducing new products every 10 minutes so I always have new stuff on the topic.” StuffMinutesProductsHotPocketsIntroducingTopicsNew ProductsNew StuffIntroducing New Author:Jim Gaffigan