I'm very interested in politics, and I feel TV is a more political medium than film.

I make movies for me and posterity. I'm more scared of history than I am of the studio.

My films are very rooted in specific people's point of view. Some film-makers give a more global point of view, like God looking down at the characters.

I feel more Jewish than I do Iranian.

I'm more interested in the quality of the work than its medium.

I love festivals because I feel like I'm more of a movie fan than a person who's in the film industry.