Mohsen Makhmalbaf Quotes & Sayings
24 most famous Mohsen Makhmalbaf quotes and sayings (director). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“Rumi, who is one of the greatest Persian poets, said that the truth was a mirror in the hands of God. It fell, and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it, and they looked at it and thought they had the truth.”
“I myself had to grow a longer beard and Afghan clothes. I was in danger of being kidnapped by smugglers, though I didn't know it at the time.”
“The style depends on the subject.”
“There's an 800 kilometer border between Iran and Afghanistan.”
“I was in jail four and a half years. When I came out, I continued the same struggle against injustice, but instead of using weapons, I began to use art and cinema.”
“If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is my style - I can't have just one way.”
“When I came out, and for many years afterwards, it had become a habit for me to sit and read and read and read, like an obsession. I would take 20 books, and not come out until I'd finished them. It took me a while to change that habit.”
“Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity.”
“Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because they find it a way of expressing themselves.”
“I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me.”
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