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Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.

~Abbas Kiarostami

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I really think that I don't mind people sleeping during my films, because I know that some very good films might prepare you for sleeping or falling asleep or snoozing. It's not to be taken badly at all. This is something I really mean.

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Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder how it will be received, how the audience will react. I feel deeply responsible for them.

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If you are a businessman or a politician in Iran, you can get a visa as quickly as you ask for it.

~Abbas Kiarostami

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I don't know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, but I have no such thing as national pride. I don't feel proud that I am Iranian. I happen to be who I am.

~Abbas Kiarostami

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A good movie is made by an initial burst of energy, the way that, when you are in school, your class exercises are always better than your final projects.

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When I talk to some of the younger filmmakers, they are so worried about their films that, eventually, this state of being worried reflects itself in and helps the final work. Whereas, with projects that are meticulously planned, you look at the end result and it is full of emptiness.

~Abbas Kiarostami

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To me, AIDS is an international epidemic and every country can be affected by it. Therefore, it can be discussed on an international level. Unfortunately, AIDS doesn't require a visa.

~Abbas Kiarostami

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I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film that deals with humanity is necessarily political.

~Abbas Kiarostami

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Biography

Nationality: Iranian

Type: Director

Born: June 22nd, 1940

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