If I hadn't turned out to be a filmmaker, I would have been a musician.

I'm free - but I'm also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only do a little.

I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new life. I see myself as a child, full of energy and hope.

I often ask myself, 'Why is it that most of the lies come out of Islamic countries, and why is it that most of the social corruptions are in the Middle East and in these Islamic countries?' The answer is, when you control something, when you suppress something, people try to do it another way.

When you want to make a film abroad, you need producers and people who support you. You need a team that speaks your language.

I went to underground music studios. In the studios, I learned that you can make a movie without a permit.