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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.

I Think It Was [jean-luc] Godard Who Said That Life Is Nothing But A Bad Copy Of Film, But Then Our Ambition Must Be To Make Better Films And Better Shapes Of Forms That Are Given In Life.

I've Often Noticed That We Are Not Able To Look At What We Have In Front Of Us, Unless It's Inside A Frame.

I Have Somewhat Lost My Enthusiasm In The Last Years. Mainly Because Film Students Using Digital Video These Days Have Not Really Produced Anything Which Is More Than Superficial Or Simplistic; So I Have My Doubts.

A Digital Camera Does Have Many Advantages And I Was A Believer That Digital Video Would Be A Big Influence On Film-making.