The kind of sleep that I had during my own film [Certified Copy] screening in Cannes is different. It's not because of the specificity of the film. It was because of my relationship as an author to this film. Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder how it will be received, how the audience will react. I feel deeply responsible for them. Whereas this time, I didn't have that responsibility on my shoulders.

I do believe in [Robert] Bresson's method of creation through omission, not through addition.

A digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making.

My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.

I think I really produce my best work in Iran.

My last experience of film-making was Tickets, a three-episode film in Italy, the third of which is directed by myself. It's not for me to judge whether it's a good film or a bad film, but what I could say is that nobody had a cultural or linguistic issue with what was produced.

In my opinion the man looks at the relationship in a more bitter fashion and the woman still holds great hopes.