Author: Bahman Ghobadi

Quotes

I didn't have the welfare. I didn't have the proper education. I didn't have these things. That's why it's almost like a complex in me that I want to explode myself in my films.

I didn't have the welfare. I didn't have the proper education. I didn't have these things. That's why it's almost like a complex in me that I want to explode myself in my films.

- Bahman Ghobadi

For me, it's better to live without looking over your shoulder, worrying about who is controlling your phone, maybe poisoning your food.

For me, it's better to live without looking over your shoulder, worrying about who is controlling your phone, maybe poisoning your food.

- Bahman Ghobadi

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 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.

- Bahman Ghobadi

I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.

I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.

- Bahman Ghobadi

I love music; I come from a region of Kurdistan that is a base for music.

I love music; I come from a region of Kurdistan that is a base for music.

- Bahman Ghobadi

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

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

- Bahman Ghobadi

I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in filming.

I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in filming.

- Bahman Ghobadi

It feels very, very good to make a film freely, to work without having to wait years for script approval, without looking over your shoulder.

It feels very, very good to make a film freely, to work without having to wait years for script approval, without looking over your shoulder.

- Bahman Ghobadi

I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship.

I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship.

- Bahman Ghobadi

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