If you catch me coming out of a film, when I'm emotionally involved, I can tell you at that moment why I like it - but to talk about it years later is not logical to me.
I film normal-life subjects in natural settings that some people would consider uncinematic. But what I want to show is nature itself, as the truth of life.
My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
我的电影一直在向某种极简主义迈进，尽管这并不是意料之中的。 可以消除的元素已被消除。
阿巴斯·基亚罗斯塔米
Film is very much a universal and common voice, and we can't limit it to one particular culture.
电影在很大程度上是一种普遍而通用的声音，我们不能将它局限于一种特定的文化。
阿巴斯·基亚罗斯塔米
Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder how it will be received, how the audience will react. I feel deeply responsible for them.
If you are a businessman or a politician in Iran, you can get a visa as quickly as you ask for it.
如果您是伊朗的商人或政治家，则可以按照要求尽快获得签证。
阿巴斯·基亚罗斯塔米
I don't know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate, but I have no such thing as national pride. I don't feel proud that I am Iranian. I happen to be who I am.