Before the revolution we had 300 for six million people in Tehran, but now we have less than 200 for 16 million people.

This is a real problem because people are interested to watch more movies but there is no opportunity.

I film normal-life subjects in natural settings that some people would consider uncinematic. But what I want to show is nature itself, as the truth of life.

Usually when I write a script, I have in mind some real people that I'm writing about, who don't always act in the film afterward.

Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.' That's not valid for people who want to think and reflect.

Cinema seats make people lazy. They expect to be given all the information. But for me, question marks are the punctuation of life.