208 Quotes by Abbas Kiarostami

"As soon as people enter a theater they must become moron consumers who must be fed information."

"I never really learned photography."

"My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life."

"I thought that choosing a non-professional was a condition for me, because it would allow Juliette to have a less-professional way of acting. It would challenge her performance as a professional actress."

"I've often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us, unless it's inside a frame."

"If we're not going to take full advantage of digital, then 35mm is a better medium. Especially for shooting dramas - I have no problem with 35mm."

"In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you."

"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."

"In my mind, there isn't as much of a distinction between documentary and fiction as there is between a good movie and a bad one."

"The world is my workshop. It is not my home."