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Abbas Kiarostami Quotes

Close-Up has affected later films that I’ve made Picture Quote #1

I was mentioning with the digital camera, maybe this new fashion of filmmaking gives a closer look of what life may be like. But it’s still nothing but a copy Picture Quote #1

Whenever people ask me what the story is for my next film, I won’t tell and people feel it’s because I’m being secretive or something, but it’s actually because I’m ashamed to sum up a film in three sentences Picture Quote #1

I think being someone in love is so hard to define, so temporary, because retrospectively we often deny the state in which we were in love Picture Quote #1

The experience of life teaches us that being like someone in love is more real, because everything is uncertain Picture Quote #1

A digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making Picture Quote #1

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This [the earthquake] was a very big influence on me, and the issue of life and death from then on does recur in my films Picture Quote #1

In my opinion the man looks at the relationship in a more bitter fashion and the woman still holds great hopes Picture Quote #1

Good cinema is what we can believe, and bad cinema is what we can’t believe Picture Quote #1

If you catch me coming out of a film, when I’m emotionally involved, I can tell you at that moment why I like it - but to talk about it years later is not logical to me Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t searching for a common denominator - I started wondering about the challenge of working in other cultures. What I reached was the sudden acknowledgment of the universal aspect of filmmaking Picture Quote #1

The one-word cinema wasn’t possible for me anymore. I’d hit a wall, a dead end. Therefore I thought I’d turn back Picture Quote #1

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I think that if you’re a digital thinker, you can use a digital camera Picture Quote #1

Some movies bring out the creativity in you. Every single audience member can become creative in the face of a particular movie. If you happen to like my films, it’s because my films provide a bed for you on which you can find your creativity. The Hollywood movies do not provide that for you Picture Quote #1

It’s very true that non-actors feel more comfortable in front of a digital camera, without the lights and the large crowd around them, and we arrive at much more intimate moments with them Picture Quote #1

Therefore, when you see the end result, it’s difficult to see who’s the director, me or them. Ultimately, everything belongs to the actors - we just manage the situation Picture Quote #1

I’m still very grateful to digital cameras in general, but I didn’t have this feeling with the RED one Picture Quote #1

Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can’t limit it to one particular culture Picture Quote #1

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There is violence in real life but I would never impose violence in a film just to attract the audience Picture Quote #1

I think life is so difficult to catch, it’s so furtive, that a copy, a film, can in no way catch it and represent it Picture Quote #1

I didn’t just see myself as a film director here [in Life And Nothing More], but also as an observer of people who had been condemned to death Picture Quote #1

I think, just as footballers play better at home, maybe film-makers, too, create better at home, even though the rules of football are the same wherever you go Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I have somewhat lost my enthusiasm in the last years. Mainly because film students using digital video these days have not really produced anything which is more than superficial or simplistic; so I have my doubts Picture Quote #1

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Having an international voice is not really about whether we speak Persian or any other language Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, ‘Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.’ That’s not valid for people who want to think and reflect Picture Quote #1

A work of art doesn’t exist outside the perception of the audience Picture Quote #1

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Close-Up has affected later films that I’ve made (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) I was mentioning with the digital camera, maybe this new fashion of filmmaking gives a closer look of what life may be like. But it’s still nothing but a copy. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) Whenever people ask me what the story is for my next film, I won’t tell and people feel it’s because I’m being secretive or something, but it’s actually because I’m ashamed to sum up a film in three sentences. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) I think being someone in love is so hard to define, so temporary, because retrospectively we often deny the state in which we were in love. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) The experience of life teaches us that being like someone in love is more real, because everything is uncertain. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) A digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) This [the earthquake] was a very big influence on me, and the issue of life and death from then on does recur in my films. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) In my opinion the man looks at the relationship in a more bitter fashion and the woman still holds great hopes. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) Good cinema is what we can believe, and bad cinema is what we can’t believe (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) If you catch me coming out of a film, when I’m emotionally involved, I can tell you at that moment why I like it - but to talk about it years later is not logical to me. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) I wasn’t searching for a common denominator - I started wondering about the challenge of working in other cultures. What I reached was the sudden acknowledgment of the universal aspect of filmmaking. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) The one-word cinema wasn’t possible for me anymore. I’d hit a wall, a dead end. Therefore I thought I’d turn back. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) I think that if you’re a digital thinker, you can use a digital camera (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) Some movies bring out the creativity in you. Every single audience member can become creative in the face of a particular movie. If you happen to like my films, it’s because my films provide a bed for you on which you can find your creativity. The Hollywood movies do not provide that for you. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) It’s very true that non-actors feel more comfortable in front of a digital camera, without the lights and the large crowd around them, and we arrive at much more intimate moments with them. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) Therefore, when you see the end result, it’s difficult to see who’s the director, me or them. Ultimately, everything belongs to the actors - we just manage the situation. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) I’m still very grateful to digital cameras in general, but I didn’t have this feeling with the RED one. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can’t limit it to one particular culture. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) There is violence in real life but I would never impose violence in a film just to attract the audience. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) I think life is so difficult to catch, it’s so furtive, that a copy, a film, can in no way catch it and represent it. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) I didn’t just see myself as a film director here [in Life And Nothing More], but also as an observer of people who had been condemned to death. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) I think, just as footballers play better at home, maybe film-makers, too, create better at home, even though the rules of football are the same wherever you go. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) 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 Quotes) I have somewhat lost my enthusiasm in the last years. Mainly because film students using digital video these days have not really produced anything which is more than superficial or simplistic; so I have my doubts. (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) Having an international voice is not really about whether we speak Persian or any other language (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, ‘Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.’ That’s not valid for people who want to think and reflect (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes) A work of art doesn’t exist outside the perception of the audience (Abbas Kiarostami Quotes)

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