I thought that choosing a non-professional was a condition for me, because it would allow Juliette to have a less-professional way of acting. It would challenge her performance as a professional actress.
Abbas KiarostamiI think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.
Abbas KiarostamiI think violence can never be justified. At the same time, nobodyโs culture or beliefs should be insulted, thatโs not something I can accept either. But I cannot justify or accept any violence at all.
Abbas KiarostamiI had intended to make another film, called Pocket Money, which was to be about children at a school. I was very much intrigued by the story [of Close Up] - it came into my dreams and I was very much influenced by it. So I called my producer and asked that we put aside Pocket Money and start something else, and he agreed.
Abbas Kiarostami