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I had seen some films made about the underground music world in Tehran, and most of them were short documentaries about 30 or 40 minutes long. And I always wondered why they weren't publicized more. Really, their only flaw was they were short documentaries.

~Bahman Ghobadi

Topics: About Always Documentaries Films Flaw Had Long Made Minutes More Most Music Music World Only Really Seen Short Some Them Underground Were Why Wondered World

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Actually, the only thing I regret is not making more underground films and bringing them with me as historical documents.

~Bahman Ghobadi

Topics: Actually Bringing Documents Films Historical Making Me More Only Regret The Only Thing Them Thing Underground

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For me, it's better to live without looking over your shoulder, worrying about who is controlling your phone, maybe poisoning your food.

~Bahman Ghobadi

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I'm free - but I'm also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only do a little.

~Bahman Ghobadi

Topics: Also Because Filmmaker Free Iran Little Living Millions Only People Young Young People

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I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship.

~Bahman Ghobadi

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If I hadn't turned out to be a filmmaker, I would have been a musician.

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I can travel with music. I close my eyes, and I can travel all over the world with music. And one after another, stories come to me, and I just record them.

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I love music, I make films with music, I eat with music, I sleep with music, I think with music. Music makes me dream; it strengthens my creativity.

~Bahman Ghobadi

Topics: Creativity Dream Dream It Eat Films Love Make Makes Me Music Sleep Strengthens Think I Think I Love

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I went to underground music studios. In the studios, I learned that you can make a movie without a permit.

~Bahman Ghobadi

Topics: Learned Make Movie Music Permit Studios Underground Without You

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When you want to make a film abroad, you need producers and people who support you. You need a team that speaks your language.

~Bahman Ghobadi

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Biography

Nationality: Iranian

Type: Diplomat

Born: February 1st, 1969

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