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

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

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

I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.

You need a team that speaks your language.

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.

Actually, the only thing I regret is not making more underground films and bringing them with me as historical documents.