In Order To Be Universal,

I'm Not Sure That My Films Show The Reality Of Life In Iran; We Show Different Aspects Of Life. Iran Is A Very Extensive And Expansive Place, And Sometimes, Even For Us Who Live There, Some Of The Realities Are Very Hard To Comprehend.

You've Noticed That Same Joke Told By Two Different People, Once Works, And The Other Time Doesn't, Simply Because How The Person Edits It. The Silences, The Pauses, What They Neglect, What They Emphasize - All Of This Matters.

I Thought That I Had Been Asked Every Kind Of Question Possible.

I Didn't Just See Myself As A Film Director Here [in Life And Nothing More], But Also As An Observer Of People Who Had Been Condemned To Death.

The Iranian Government As A Whole Has No Relationship With My Films. They're Not Particularly Interested, Perhaps This Kind Of Cinema Is Not Very Interesting To Them.