For me, its better to live without looking over your shoulder, worrying about who is controlling your phone, maybe poisoning your food.

I love music, I make films with music, I eat with music, I sleep with music, I think with music. Music makes me dream, it strengthens my creativity.

I use humour a lot. My foundation is tragic, but my appearance is humorous.

For me, its better to live without looking over your shoulder, worrying about who is controlling your phone, maybe poisoning your food.

Actually, the only thing I regret is not making more underground films and bringing them with me as historical documents.

I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new life. I see myself as a child, full of energy and hope.

In Kurdistan, theres a lot of hardship - a lot of wars, a lot of bitter and difficult lifestyles. And witnessing all those made me a director.