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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

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The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.

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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

Topics: Able Appearance Background Beings Common Despite Differences Different Human Human Beings Inside Language Life Nations One Thing Person Race Religion Still Tell Thing Those Us Way World

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As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.

~Abbas Kiarostami

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The world is my workshop. It is not my home.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Home Workshop World

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I spend a lot of time doing carpentry. Sometimes there is nothing that gives me the contentment that sawing a piece of wood does.

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Topics: Carpentry Contentment Does Doing Gives Lot Me Nothing Piece Sometimes Spend Time Wood

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My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.

~Abbas Kiarostami

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The calling of art is to extract us from our daily reality, to bring us to a hidden truth that's difficult to access - to a level that's not material but spiritual.

~Abbas Kiarostami

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In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.

~Abbas Kiarostami

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From my very first movie, what was my concentration, my inspiration, was I didn't want to narrate something, I didn't want to tell a story. I wanted to show something, I wanted for them to make their own story from what they were seeing.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Concentration First Inspiration Make Movie Own Seeing Show Something Story Tell Them Very Want Wanted Were

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Biography

Nationality: Iranian

Type: Director

Born: June 22nd, 1940

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