In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you. Abbas Kiarostami darknesspoetrytotal Change image and share on social
I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film that deals with humanity is necessarily political. Abbas Kiarostami anchoreapoliticaldeal Change image and share on social
I never really learned photography. Abbas Kiarostami learnphotography Change image and share on social
I prefer the countryside to cities. This is also true of my films: I have made more films in rural societies, and villages, than in towns. Abbas Kiarostami citycountrysidefilm Change image and share on social
Digital photography is, by definition, unfinished. You don't feel that after every 24 or 36 shots you have to change your film - you know you can go on for ever if you want. You can see the result immediately, and find out if your original idea is worth going on with or not, whether it can be corrected, whether it can be improved. Abbas Kiarostami changecorrectdefinition 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
Usually when I write a script, I have in mind some real people that I'm writing about, who don't always act in the film afterward. Abbas Kiarostami actafterwardfilm Change image and share on social
I feel like a tree. A tree doesn't feel a duty to start doing something about the earth from which it comes. A tree just has to bear fruit, and leaves and blossoms. It doesn't feel grateful to the earth. Abbas Kiarostami bearblossomduty share on social
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. Abbas Kiarostami appearancebackgroundbeing share on social