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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 I'm No Different To My Friends Who Are Doctors Or Businessmen Or Architects - We All Started Watching Films Of The Golden Age Together. But Whether I'm Making Films Or Writing Poetry Or Doing Photography, It's Very Much Rooted In My Sense Of Unease. And That's Really Where Everything Goes Back To.

I Think Being Someone In Love Is So Hard To Define, So Temporary, Because Retrospectively We Often Deny The State In Which We Were In Love.

I Never Reflect Or Convey That Which I Have Not Experienced Myself.

I Don't Generally Derive My Stories From Novels. I Try To Turn Into Film Things I Have Felt Or Experienced.