Ramin Bahrani – Quotes

So much can be

So much can be learned by any filmmaker by studying his work, in terms of blocking, staging, editing and sound. Ramin Bahrani

Most of the projects

Most of the projects aren’t that interesting anymore. There used to be a day when the studios made amazing films, and they were about human beings. Ramin Bahrani

The actors come and

The actors come and you start seeing things happen for real. Ramin Bahrani

I like to give

I like to give the actors the freedom, and they know they have the freedom, to change anything they want at any time. Ramin Bahrani

You have to let

You have to let life come and go. Ramin Bahrani

I like poetry, but honestly, I like dramatic literature more. If I had to pick between Rumi and Dostoevsky, I would pick Dostoevsky without even thinking about it. Ninety-nine out of 100 Iranians would probably pick Rumi. Kiarostami, too, would probably pick Rumi first. I try to have the meaning be in the action of … Read more

I’m not going to

I’m not going to read reviews like, “I have to do these things.” Any good criticism makes you think about your own films and about cinema in general. Ramin Bahrani

I think happy and

I think happy and hope is more hopeful when you acknowledge that there’s awful things too. Ramin Bahrani

The people who run

The people who run the major banks have MBAs and wear suits. And when those people in suits come to the homes of people who don’t have a high school diploma, don’t even speak English, and offer them a home at zero percent down, that doesn’t make a hell of a lot of sense. Ramin … Read more

Sometimes we have dreams,

Sometimes we have dreams, but we just can’t make them. That’s normal. Ramin Bahrani