A good movie is made by an initial burst of energy, the way that, when you are in school, your class exercises are always better than your final projects. Abbas Kiarostami Read Quote
To me, AIDS is an international epidemic and every country can be affected by it. Therefore, it can be discussed on an international level. Unfortunately, AIDS doesn’t require a visa. Abbas Kiarostami Read Quote
Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can’t limit it to one particular culture. Abbas Kiarostami Read Quote
All the different nations in the world, despite their differences of appearance and religion and language and way of life, still have one thing in common, and that is what’s inside of all of us. If we X-rayed the insides of different human beings, we wouldn’t be able to tell from those X-rays what the person’s language or background or race is. Abbas Kiarostami Read Quote
I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I’m just marketing my work! Abbas Kiarostami Read Quote
There are at least two retrospectives of my work each year in some country. Abbas Kiarostami Read Quote