In The Total Darkness, Poetry

This Concept That You Refer To In Buddhism Is Something I've Been Nurtured With Through The History Of My Country For 700, 800 Years - Persian Poets And Philosophers Haven't Said Anything Different With Regard To Experiencing Life In The Moment, As Opposed To The Belief Of Permanence.

I Think, Just As Footballers Play Better At Home, Maybe Film-makers, Too, Create Better At Home, Even Though The Rules Of Football Are The Same Wherever You Go.

Therefore, When You See The End Result, It's Difficult To See Who's The Director, Me Or Them. Ultimately, Everything Belongs To The Actors - We Just Manage The Situation.

My Films Have Been Progressing Towards A Certain Kind Of Minimalism, Even Though It Was Never Intended. Elements Which Can Be Eliminated Have Been Eliminated.

I Don't Like Reverse-angle Shots - I Find Them Very Fake And Very Untruthful To The Viewer.