Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.
Abbas KiarostamiDespite the great advantages of digital video and the great ease of using the medium, still those who use it have first to understand the sensitivities of how to best use the medium.
Abbas KiarostamiI 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.
Abbas KiarostamiThe only thing that I can do is hold a mirror in front of men and women, in front of the viewer in the theater, to reflect. There is nothing but reflection that I could intend to offer the viewer of the film.
Abbas Kiarostami