Top 30 Asghar Farhadi Quotes (2024 Update)

Asghar Farhadi Quote: “Because I write the screenplay entirely and precisely, there is the danger that an actor might feel that this finite role is being imposed on them. I want the actors to feel that this is their own role, and that they can go back to point zero and develop this character.”

1. “Because I write the screenplay entirely and precisely, there is the danger that an actor might feel that this finite role is being imposed on them. I want the actors to feel that this is their own role, and that they can go back to point zero and develop this character.”

— Asghar Farhadi

Asghar Farhadi Quote: “Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we’ll still be heartbroken.”

2. “Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we’ll still be heartbroken.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “I like storytelling, and for storytelling you need a drama. And for there to be drama, you need twists, and by twists I mean the ability to constantly change the trajectory of the story.”

3. “I like storytelling, and for storytelling you need a drama. And for there to be drama, you need twists, and by twists I mean the ability to constantly change the trajectory of the story.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “Is there one specific source that determines correct morality and everybody should follow that? Or should individuals come up with following that source or not depending on their situation?”

4. “Is there one specific source that determines correct morality and everybody should follow that? Or should individuals come up with following that source or not depending on their situation?”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.”

5. “Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “When I came to know theater, drama became valuable to me.”

6. “When I came to know theater, drama became valuable to me.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “When I decide to write a story, I don’t think too much about what I want it to be, I just let things come naturally and this is how it turns out. It’s just how my subconscious works.”

7. “When I decide to write a story, I don’t think too much about what I want it to be, I just let things come naturally and this is how it turns out. It’s just how my subconscious works.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “Often times, music is used to evoke an emotion and it’s become a cliche, so I don’t want to do that, and actually what I do, is that emotional intensity that has developed throughout the film, I allow it to get released by having that music at the end with the credits.”

8. “Often times, music is used to evoke an emotion and it’s become a cliche, so I don’t want to do that, and actually what I do, is that emotional intensity that has developed throughout the film, I allow it to get released by having that music at the end with the credits.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “One of the biggest blessings in my life is that I have a very wonderful family, a lovely wife and two lovely daughters.”

9. “One of the biggest blessings in my life is that I have a very wonderful family, a lovely wife and two lovely daughters.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “It’s very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics.”

10. “It’s very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “It’s not some big event that creates the drama, it’s the little things of everyday life that bring about that drama.”

11. “It’s not some big event that creates the drama, it’s the little things of everyday life that bring about that drama.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “I prefer to stay in my country. But this doesn’t mean if someone does want to leave Iran, I think they’ve done something wrong – the desire to leave is completely understandable.”

12. “I prefer to stay in my country. But this doesn’t mean if someone does want to leave Iran, I think they’ve done something wrong – the desire to leave is completely understandable.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “The fact is I’m not making a film in order to draw pictures or make images about Iran.”

13. “The fact is I’m not making a film in order to draw pictures or make images about Iran.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve.”

14. “I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “In my opinion when you speak about relationships between people, you are actually talking about everything in their world because everything is contained in that relationship.”

15. “In my opinion when you speak about relationships between people, you are actually talking about everything in their world because everything is contained in that relationship.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “It was important to me to make a film where I don’t show the past but where the spectators can see the past.”

16. “It was important to me to make a film where I don’t show the past but where the spectators can see the past.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “There is no privilege in restriction. In other words, I disagree with people who say restriction makes you more creative. I think that’s a misleading slogan. I might have been more creative without them than with them.”

17. “There is no privilege in restriction. In other words, I disagree with people who say restriction makes you more creative. I think that’s a misleading slogan. I might have been more creative without them than with them.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “I like storytelling movies and more than that I like historical movies; and I think someday I’ll definitely make a movie about the past 50 years history.”

18. “I like storytelling movies and more than that I like historical movies; and I think someday I’ll definitely make a movie about the past 50 years history.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don’t really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close friends, and they become more and more logical. I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve.”

19. “I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don’t really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close friends, and they become more and more logical. I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “Whenever I write a part, I think there’s this person somewhere in the world that this part is specifically for and all I have to do is go searching to find that particular individual.”

20. “Whenever I write a part, I think there’s this person somewhere in the world that this part is specifically for and all I have to do is go searching to find that particular individual.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “I’m always careful about the thing I’m writing to make sure a viewer can imagine it happening to themselves.”

21. “I’m always careful about the thing I’m writing to make sure a viewer can imagine it happening to themselves.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “It’s been interesting to see how similar audiences in the East and West are, actually, and how it makes you realize that when politicians emphasize the differences between our cultures, it’s usually because it benefits them more so than us.”

22. “It’s been interesting to see how similar audiences in the East and West are, actually, and how it makes you realize that when politicians emphasize the differences between our cultures, it’s usually because it benefits them more so than us.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it’s sunny, the next day it’s raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine.”

23. “Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it’s sunny, the next day it’s raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “When we talk about self-confrontations, we are speaking about moral issues rather than social issues.”

24. “When we talk about self-confrontations, we are speaking about moral issues rather than social issues.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “Each person makes their own choice, but my spirit is meant to stay in Iran, especially with the work that I do, and with the emotional connection I have with the country – with all its difficulties, this is why I stay.”

25. “Each person makes their own choice, but my spirit is meant to stay in Iran, especially with the work that I do, and with the emotional connection I have with the country – with all its difficulties, this is why I stay.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “I feel it’s important to talk about the complex issues affecting us. And these are complex issues. I think it’s insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in one sentence.”

26. “I feel it’s important to talk about the complex issues affecting us. And these are complex issues. I think it’s insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in one sentence.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “One must never tell a child what it is they should display acting.”

27. “One must never tell a child what it is they should display acting.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “At the time when talk of war, intimidation, and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their country, Iran, is spoken here through her glorious culture, a rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of politics.”

28. “At the time when talk of war, intimidation, and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their country, Iran, is spoken here through her glorious culture, a rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of politics.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “The bigger confrontation is the one an individual has with itself.”

29. “The bigger confrontation is the one an individual has with itself.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “There are those who simply want to live their lives, and feel they cannot live the way they want to in Iran. Others are ideologically motivated: They will stay no matter what and try to change things.”

30. “There are those who simply want to live their lives, and feel they cannot live the way they want to in Iran. Others are ideologically motivated: They will stay no matter what and try to change things.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “I gained a great deal from the period during which I worked in theater and I value those things a great deal.”

31. “I gained a great deal from the period during which I worked in theater and I value those things a great deal.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “I would have had the same narrative, regardless of the atmosphere and the restrictions.”

32. “I would have had the same narrative, regardless of the atmosphere and the restrictions.”

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Asghar Farhadi Quote: “I feel its important to talk about the complex issues affecting us.”

33. “I feel its important to talk about the complex issues affecting us.”

— Asghar Farhadi

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