While shooting Ten I was sitting in the backseat, but I didn't interfere. Sometimes, I was following in another car, so I was not even present on the "set", because I thought they would work better in my absence.

The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.

When you take a tree that is rooted in the ground, and transfer it from one place to another, the tree will no longer bear fruit. And if it does, the fruit will not be as good as it was in its original place. This is a rule of nature. I think if I had left my country, I would be the same as the tree.

I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!

I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.

If you are a businessman or a politician in Iran, you can get a visa as quickly as you ask for it.

I have no advice for anyone on how to live.