I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me.
The style depends on the subject. - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The style depends on the subject.
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf
When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured and they were brought to the hospital to have their legs … - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured and they were brought to the hospital to have their legs …
I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me. - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because they find it a way of expressing themselves. - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because they find it a way of expressing themselves.
I'm not playing myself. It's a symbolic situation, where I want to introduce a fascist behind the table. I couldn't have had anybody else do that; fo… - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
I'm not playing myself. It's a symbolic situation, where I want to introduce a fascist behind the table. I couldn't have had anybody else do that; fo…
Usually people like to categorise artists. With my films, I categorise people: if I know which one of my movies you like, I can tell which kind of a … - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Usually people like to categorise artists. With my films, I categorise people: if I know which one of my movies you like, I can tell which kind of a …
But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan. - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan.
When I came out, and for many years afterwards, it had become a habit for me to sit and read and read and read, like an obsession. I would take 20 bo… - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
When I came out, and for many years afterwards, it had become a habit for me to sit and read and read and read, like an obsession. I would take 20 bo…
Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity. - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity.
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