It was really bizarre, that Sabzian business. You know I had no interest in being photographed before this incident. But then not just Sabzian—many other people started pretending they were me! One of them actually got married while pretending he was me! My face became publicly recognizable soon after I decided to have a few photographs of me available in public to prevent these sorts of identity thefts. It is really pathetic, if you think of it. Filmmakers and filmmaking is so popular in Iran because all other forms of expression have been denied to people.
The style depends on the subject. - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The style depends on the subject.
- 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.
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
I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me.
It was really bizarre, that Sabzian business. You know I had no interest in being photographed before this incident. But then not just Sabzian—many o… - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
It was really bizarre, that Sabzian business. You know I had no interest in being photographed before this incident. But then not just Sabzian—many o…
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 …
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…
But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan. - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
But also, there are no films being made about Afghanistan.
There's an 800 kilometer border between Iran and Afghanistan. - Mohsen Makhmalbaf
There's an 800 kilometer border between Iran and Afghanistan.
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