In my mind, there isn't as much of a distinction between documentary and fiction as there is between a good movie and a bad one.

As long as I take the responsibility of the choice, I have to make the choice that is as right as possible.

A work of art doesn't exist outside the perception of the audience.

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.

Having an international voice is not really about whether we speak Persian or any other language.

I really haven't seen The Report in a long time. I don't have a copy, but I'll have to see it again. I think it would be good to put both these men next to each other.

It's very true that non-actors feel more comfortable in front of a digital camera, without the lights and the large crowd around them, and we arrive at much more intimate moments with them.