Everybody Knows That I Am

If You Are A Businessman Or A Politician In Iran, You Can Get A Visa As Quickly As You Ask For It.

The Experience Of Life Teaches Us That Being Like Someone In Love Is More Real, Because Everything Is Uncertain.

Religion Works On Some People But Not On Everyone, Because It Says, 'stop Thinking And Accept What I Tell You.' That's Not Valid For People Who Want To Think And Reflect.

I Had Intended To Make Another Film, Called Pocket Money, Which Was To Be About Children At A School. I Was Very Much Intrigued By The Story [of Close Up] - It Came Into My Dreams And I Was Very Much Influenced By It. So I Called My Producer And Asked That We Put Aside Pocket Money And Start Something Else, And He Agreed.

Maybe More Than A Teller, I Am A Story Listener. I Really Enjoy Listening To Stories. I Remember Them And Keep Them In My Mind. All Of My Films Are A Collection Of Small Stories That Have Been Told To Me.