This [the earthquake] was a very big influence on me, and the issue of life and death from then on does recur in my films.
Abbas KiarostamiA digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making.
Abbas KiarostamiI think, just as footballers play better at home, maybe film-makers, too, create better at home, even though the rules of football are the same wherever you go.
Abbas Kiarostami