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.

It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics.

The bigger confrontation is the one an individual has with itself.

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.

It's not some big event that creates the drama, it's the little things of everyday life that bring about that drama.

I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve.

I like storytelling movies and more than that I like historical movies; and I think someday I'll definitely make a movie about the past 50 years history.