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For the Americans, it is not attractive to hear what the similarities are between them and the Iranian people. It is attractive to hear how different the Iranians are. Asghar Farhadi

People Similarities Between Attractive How Hear Iranian Iranians American Different Them

Art removes boundaries and makes the world brighter. It is the common language for people all over the world. But politics are the opposite completely. Politicians, their very meaning is based on the lines they draw. Asghar Farhadi

Politics Art People World Language Politicians Draw Boundaries Over Makes Opposite Lines Very Common Common Language Meaning Based Brighter

I try very hard to write in a very orderly and continual disciplined manner. Asghar Farhadi

Try Write Disciplined Very Orderly Manner Hard

Doing interviews about my films really bothers me sometimes, because I have to speak directly and clearly about things I've intended to keep ambiguous, and in a way, I feel like I'm betraying my film. Asghar Farhadi

I have two daughters. Asghar Farhadi

Daughters Two

I lived in Paris for two years with my family. I would roam the streets of Paris during the day for a few hours in the subway, on the streets, and I listened to the French language, and I got a sense of the rhythm and the melody of the language. Asghar Farhadi

For me, character comes from a specific condition or situation. I cannot really define a character outside that situation. Asghar Farhadi

Character Me Situation Define Outside Condition Cannot Really Specific

I think every human being in the world appreciates being encouraged and acknowledged. Asghar Farhadi

Human Being World Every Think Appreciates Encouraged Human Being Acknowledged

You must know that Iran has a great number of productions. Many films are released. Most of them, like in the rest of the world, are commercial and shallow films. These are the most popular ones. And there are a few ones that actually develop more profound and thoughtful aspects of life. Only some of these films travel out of Iran. Asghar Farhadi

Life Great You Travel World Rest Few Films Released Thoughtful Out Must Some More Only Shallow Develop Like Know Most Iran Commercial Them Aspects Productions Many Popular Actually Profound Number

After 'A Separation,' I found it much easier to work in Iran because I worked with very enthusiastic people who were very involved in the work, and that facilitated a number of things. It made it possible to iron out some of the difficulties found by other filmmakers in Iran. Asghar Farhadi

Work People Made Separation Difficulties Other Easier Out Possible Enthusiastic Some Involved Because Were Iran Very Iron After Worked Much Who Found Things Number Filmmakers

Before I worked on film, I studied the theatre, and I expected that I would spend my whole career in theatre. Gradually, I started writing for the cinema. However, I feel grateful towards the theatre. I love working with spectators, and I love this experience with the theatre, and I like theatre culture. Asghar Farhadi

Love Grateful Culture Experience Theatre Writing Cinema Before Spend Would Studied Feel Towards Like However Expected Gradually Worked Working Whole Film Spectators Started Career

America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it loses its poetry? Azar Nafisi

Vision Will Poetic Poetry Loses America Happen Based

You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn't exist. Azar Nafisi

Future You Imagination Exist Order Need Imagine

Well, that was in 1995 when I resigned from my last academic job. Azar Nafisi

Job Academic Well Resigned Last

The stories from Iran's present and past are reminders that freedom, democracy and human rights, or fundamentalism, fascism and terrorism are not geographically and culturally determined, but universal. Azar Nafisi

Freedom Democracy Terrorism Rights Past Human Rights Determined Reminders Iran Human Stories Fascism Fundamentalism Present Universal

I often ask myself, 'Why is it that most of the lies come out of Islamic countries, and why is it that most of the social corruptions are in the Middle East and in these Islamic countries?' The answer is, when you control something, when you suppress something, people try to do it another way. Bahman Ghobadi

Myself You People Try Control Way East Out Lies Corruptions Something Something People Countries Come Most Suppress Another Islamic Another Way Answer Often Middle Middle East Social Ask Why

I love music; I come from a region of Kurdistan that is a base for music. Bahman Ghobadi

Love Music Come Region Base

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