We have the wrong impression of life. We think the very big incidents of our lives are consequences of huge dilemmas or major decisions. If we paid attention, we’d realize that the determining incidents in our lives are ordinary things. Asghar Farhadi Read Quote
Unless you’re trying to make a movie on the sly, there’s no way to get around this. If you want to use public spaces, film on the streets, have the cooperation of the police, you have to have a permit. Asghar Farhadi Read Quote
I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don’t really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close friends, and they become more and more logical. I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve. Asghar Farhadi Read Quote
I think every human being in the world appreciates being encouraged and acknowledged. Asghar Farhadi Read Quote
There are those who simply want to live their lives, and feel they cannot live the way they want to in Iran. Others are ideologically motivated: They will stay no matter what and try to change things. Asghar Farhadi Read Quote
For me, character comes from a specific condition or situation. I cannot really define a character outside that situation. Asghar Farhadi Read Quote
Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously. Asghar Farhadi Read Quote
Each person makes their own choice, but my spirit is meant to stay in Iran, especially with the work that I do, and with the emotional connection I have with the country – with all its difficulties, this is why I stay. Asghar Farhadi Read Quote
