Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken.

I feel its important to talk about the complex issues affecting us.

One of the biggest blessings in my life is that I have a very wonderful family, a lovely wife and two lovely daughters.

I'm always careful about the thing I'm writing to make sure a viewer can imagine it happening to themselves.

Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.

Is there one specific source that determines correct morality and everybody should follow that? Or should individuals come up with following that source or not depending on their situation?

Working with children is very different than the way in which I work with adults. I never tell the children the actual truth of the thing that I want them to act. Although children are really into play and play acting, and this is a major part of their existence, they never actually find the playing or acting of adults credible.