Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.

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.

Close-Up is a very particular film in my oeuvre. It's a film that was made in a very particular way; mainly because I didn't really have the time to think about how to go about making the film.

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 thought that I had been asked every kind of question possible.

With the RED, I didn't have this impression at all. I felt that it was as heavy as a film camera. Having this great crew, with the DP and his assistants, I found it making as much of an impression as a very big film camera. I didn't relate to it as much. I remember avoiding it during the shooting rather than paying attention to it.