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Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami
I think Woody Allen
I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.
Abbas Kiarostami
I think I really
I think I really produce my best work in Iran.
Abbas Kiarostami
In my experience as
In my experience as a director, I think there is obviously something of the way men – maybe that’s a common point with Shirin – the way men see women in the film, and the way these two characters see each other.
Abbas Kiarostami
The fact of having
The fact of having this very new context, this unheard-of way of working, for me was very pleasant. I didn’t feel that I was working, that I had any kind of burden to wear, to carry. I really was very happy and very lighthearted during the whole process of making the film [Certified Copy], of shooting it.
Abbas Kiarostami
I don’t have very
I don’t have very complete scripts for my films. I have a general outline and a character in my mind, and I make no notes until I find the character who’s in my mind in reality.
Abbas Kiarostami
When we start shooting
When we start shooting I don’t have rehearsals with characters at all. So, rather than pulling them towards myself, I travel closer to them; it’s very much closer to the real person than anything I try to create. So I give them something but I also take from them.
Abbas Kiarostami
Therefore, when you see
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
I saw this French
I saw this French woman, this English man in Italy. It was a film [Certified Copy] I knew well, but I had already seen it, and I was familiar with it, and I had no feeling of anxiety or responsibility toward it.
Abbas Kiarostami
The digital camera has
The digital camera has given me total freedom and a different way of filming.
Abbas Kiarostami