When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
When I came out, and for many years afterwards, it had become a habit for me to sit and — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
In afghanistan, this is the problem, because everybody holds a piece of that mirror — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Rumi, who is one of the greatest persian poets, said that the truth was a mirror in the hands of God. — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The buddhas had to be destroyed by the taliban to get the world thinking about afghanistan. — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The question in their minds was, why did the outside world, and particularly the western world — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Five years ago, samira did not want to continue in the regular school system in iran. — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
From 7 in the morning to 11 at night, I was reading. I don’t think one can find any other — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
From my films, you can at least learn about iran, you can get a sense of the history and the society. — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
I was in danger of being kidnapped by smugglers, though I didn’t know it at the time. — 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. — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
I was in jail four and a half years. When I came out, I continued the same struggle against injustice — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
I couldn’t have had anybody else do that; for it to be successful, I had to do it myself. — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
I’ve heard about brothers making films, but I’ve never heard about whole families making films like this. — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
If I make two films in a year, they’ll be different. This is my style – I can’t have just one way. — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
