Abbas Kiarostami Quotes
From my very first movie, what was my concentration, my inspiration, was I didn't want to narrate something, I didn't want to tell a story. I wanted to show something, I wanted for them to make their own story from what they were seeing.
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I feel very German - and who can make himself a judge over what is German and what is not - in my ideas and the ideas of my spiritual brothers of German origin.
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For a man of my generation, our century has been a long intellectual and political struggle in favor of freedom.
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I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.
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Although some secrecy is odious, some is essential just to preserve our sense of self.
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Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.
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I believe everyone is mad when they are in love, and I don't think that can ever end.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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I took a break from horror; I made three ghost movies back-to-back-to-back.
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The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.
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From my very first movie, what was my concentration, my inspiration, was I didn't want to narrate something, I didn't want to tell a story. I wanted to show something, I wanted for them to make their own story from what they were seeing.
