When I Came To Know

Iranian Filmmakers Are Not Passive. They Fight Whenever They Can, As Creative Expression Means A Lot To Them. The Restrictions And Censorship In Iran Are A Bit Like The British Weather: One Day It's Sunny, The Next Day It's Raining. You Just Have To Hope You Walk Out Into The Sunshine.

I Feel Its Important To Talk About The Complex Issues Affecting Us.

I Like Storytelling, And For Storytelling You Need A Drama. And For There To Be Drama, You Need Twists, And By Twists I Mean The Ability To Constantly Change The Trajectory Of The Story.

It's A Mistake And Misconception To Think That One Has To State Everything Clearly And Simply For The Audience To Be Able To Follow The Character, And This Is What Is Bringing American Cinema Down From Its Position In The Classic Golden Period. There's This Misapprehension That The Audience Is Not Smart.

I Think That Theater Is The Closest Medium To Music. It's Very Pure. It's For The Elite Of The Society. It's Not For Everyone In The Society.