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I don't have a problem if someone else were to say that one of my characters is a good one and another one is not and is a bad one. I try myself not to have any judgment towards my characters, but certainly the audience might.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Another Any Audience Bad Bad One Certainly Characters Else Good Judgment Might Myself Problem Say Someone Towards Try Were

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Whenever I write a part, I think there's this person somewhere in the world that this part is specifically for, and all I have to do is go searching to find that particular individual.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Find Go Individual Part Particular Person Searching Somewhere Specifically Think Whenever World Write I Think I Write

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Working with children is very different than the way in which I work with adults. One has to work just as much with children as with adults, but the manner of work is very different. I never tell the children the actual truth of the thing that I want them to act.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Act Actual Adult Children Different Just Just As Much Manner Much Never Tell Than Them Thing Truth Very Want Way Which Work Working

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Even the things we are certain about are only an illusion. We are born with a female side and a male side, and these two sides are always fighting and challenging each other. This is why anything we want to do, we have the other side of telling us not to do it, to be careful about it.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: About Always Anything Be Careful Born Careful Certain Challenging Each Even Female Fighting Illusion Male Only Other Side Sides Telling Things Two Us Want Why

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The goal in some types of yoga is to try and reconcile all the characters within a person, and, in fact, the word 'yoga' comes from the word 'union.'

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Characters Fact Goal In Fact Person Reconcile Some Try Types Union Within Word Yoga

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In most cultures, men represent tradition and women represent change and future. Women, because of their ability to give birth, are more connected to future. Men tend to keep the status quo.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Ability Because Birth Change Connected Cultures Future Give Keep Men More Most Quo Represent Status Status Quo Tend Tradition Women

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You can make a film in a way that, when the audience leaves the theater, they leave with certain answers in their head. But when you leave them with answers, you interrupt the process of thinking. If, instead, you raise questions about the themes and the story, this means that the audience is on its way to start thinking.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: About Answers Audience Certain Film Head Instead Interrupt Leave Leaves Make Means Process Questions Raise Start Story Theater Them Themes Thinking Way You

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For me, character comes from a specific condition or situation. I cannot really define a character outside that situation.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Cannot Character Condition Define Me Outside Really Situation Specific

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The success of one film may convince the filmmaker to try repeat his successes and get into a competition with himself. One cannot dwell on periodic successes. You have to look at it as a temporary, passing thing.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Cannot Competition Convince Dwell Film Filmmaker Get Himself His Look May Passing Periodic Repeat Success Successes Temporary Thing Try You

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I think every human being in the world appreciates being encouraged and acknowledged.

~Asghar Farhadi

Topics: Acknowledged Appreciates Being Encouraged Every Human Human Being Think World I Think

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Biography

Nationality: Iranian

Type: Director

Born: January 1st, 1972

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