I do believe that a film like Ten could never have been made with a 35mm camera. The first part of the film lasts 17 minutes, and by the end of that part, the kid has totally forgotten the camera.

I've often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us, unless it's inside a frame.

It's true that the best way of knowing yourself is to put yourself into different situations.

Unfortunately, cinema critics are very few in America, 400-500 people, but there are more critics of Iran.

Of the hundreds of points to enter and exit that are offered to me, I have to choose the one that I feel is the least wrong, the least fake. It is fake, it is a moment that I choose to erupt the story, but I make it as smooth as I can. What enables me to do it is the skill of filmmaking.

A movie is about human beings, about humanity.

My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.