I'm free - but I'm also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only do a little.

If I hadn't turned out to be a filmmaker, I would have been a musician.

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.

I am really bothered when I see my friends facing problems back in Iran, but I tell them that not all the doors are shut.

Actually, the only thing I regret is not making more underground films and bringing them with me as historical documents.

When you want to make a film abroad, you need producers and people who support you. You need a team that speaks your language.