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There is violence in real life but I would never impose violence in a film just to attract the audience.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Attract Audience Film Impose Just Life Never Real Real Life Violence Would

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A movie is about human beings, about humanity.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: About Beings Human Human Beings Humanity Movie

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I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Everyone Just Marketing Mean More Movies Once Said Say See Selfish Should Than Too Work Would

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Cinema seats make people lazy. They expect to be given all the information. But for me, question marks are the punctuation of life.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Cinema Expect Given Information Lazy Life Make Marks Me People Punctuation Question Seats

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I have no advice for anyone on how to live.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Advice Anyone How Live

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There are at least two retrospectives of my work each year in some country.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Country Each Each Year Least Some Two Work Year

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I think I really produce my best work in Iran.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Best Best Work Iran Produce Really Think Work I Think

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I never reflect or convey that which I have not experienced myself.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Convey Experienced Myself Never Reflect Which

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Everybody knows that I am not usually patient enough to actually sit down and watch one of my own films from the beginning to the end - I never do.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Actually Am Beginning Down End Enough Everybody Films Knows My Own Never Own Patient Sit Watch I Am

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I am a citizen of the world.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Am Citizen World I Am

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Biography

Nationality: Iranian

Type: Director

Born: June 22nd, 1940

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