I Gained A Great Deal

We Always Have The Movies That Are More Toward Real Life, But They Don't Have That Much Drama Or Suspense, Or We Have The Full Of Drama Or Suspense, But They're Far Away From Real Life. Always When I Was Watching A Film, Films With Good Drama, I Was Thinking, "i Wish They Were More Close To Real Life." But When I Was Watching Real Life Films I Was Thinking, "well I Wish It Had More Drama." I've Tried, In The Movies That I Worked So Far, To Get These Two Things Closer And Closer To Each Other.

I'm Always Careful About The Thing I'm Writing To Make Sure A Viewer Can Imagine It Happening To Themselves.

At The Time When Talk Of War, Intimidation, And Aggression Is Exchanged Between Politicians, The Name Of Their Country, Iran, Is Spoken Here Through Her Glorious Culture, A Rich And Ancient Culture That Has Been Hidden Under The Heavy Dust Of Politics.

It Was Important To Me To Make A Film Where I Don't Show The Past But Where The Spectators Can See The Past.

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.