Abbas Kiarostami Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.”

“Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.”

“I feel like a tree. A tree doesn't feel a duty to start doing something about the earth from which it comes. A tree just has to bear fruit, and leaves and blossoms. It doesn't feel grateful to the earth.”

“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.”

“I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film that deals with humanity is necessarily political.”

“I prefer the countryside to cities. This is also true of my films: I have made more films in rural societies, and villages, than in towns.”

“I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.”

“I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!”

“I can watch films and say how technically beautiful they are, but I'm not impressed by any technicality.”

“I have no advice for anyone on how to live.”