If you are a businessman or a politician in Iran, you can get a visa as quickly as you ask for it. Abbas Kiarostami businessmaniranpolitician Change image and share on social
The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free. Abbas Kiarostami dayfreeiran Change image and share on social
Cinema seats make people lazy. They expect to be given all the information. But for me, question marks are the punctuation of life. Abbas Kiarostami cinemaexpectinformation Change image and share on social
I film normal-life subjects in natural settings that some people would consider uncinematic. But what I want to show is nature itself, as the truth of life. Abbas Kiarostami filmlifenatural Change image and share on social
I can watch films and say how technically beautiful they are, but I'm not impressed by any technicality. Abbas Kiarostami beautifulfilmimpress Change image and share on social
Everybody knows that I am not usually patient enough to actually sit down and watch one of my own films from the beginning to the end - I never do. Abbas Kiarostami beginendfilm Change image and share on social
I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films. Abbas Kiarostami allenfilmmake Change image and share on social
Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time. Abbas Kiarostami cinemagrandchildgrandparent Change image and share on social
In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture. Abbas Kiarostami cultureorderroot Change image and share on social
I've often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us, unless it's inside a frame. Abbas Kiarostami framefronthave Change image and share on social
