Cinema is not Bible writing. It doesn't teach you morals, good values to live. Cinema is not meant for that. If you're looking at cinema that it'll tell you good values then you're mistaken.
My personal fave is 'The Japanese Wife', because I think I achieved a lot of what I wanted to do. I wanted that Japanese minimalism in the film, which I managed to get somewhat.
You make a film to distract people, to interest them, perhaps to make them think, perhaps to help them be a little less naive, a little better than they were.
The fact is I'm not making a film in order to draw pictures or make images about Iran.
I've always dreamed of doing a period piece, I just never knew what it would be.
People don't go to see things in the theater for the same reasons that I do. And movies are about mass audiences. And so moviegoers are going for a different kind of drug than for a certain kind of literary quality.
The beauty of a Tarantino film is that the visuals match the rhythm of the words. That's his goal. And that's my goal.
Most of my movies have been concept based and aimed at a certain audience, but I always wanted to do a film that catered to all.
In the end, with all of my films, I want to understand the continuity between these films and understand what they're trying to do.
It's more important you learn what to make movies about than how to make movies
