I only make notes, I don't write dialogues in full. And the notes are very much based on my knowledge of person.

Having an international voice is not really about whether we speak Persian or any other language.

I think violence can never be justified. At the same time, nobody’s culture or beliefs should be insulted, that’s not something I can accept either. But I cannot justify or accept any violence at all.

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

I have somewhat lost my enthusiasm in the last years. Mainly because film students using digital video these days have not really produced anything which is more than superficial or simplistic; so I have my doubts.

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.