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23 quotes by Bahman Ghobadi

Bahman Ghobadi (Persian: بهمن قبادی ; Kurdish: به همه ن قوبادی / Behmen Qubadî) is an Iranian film director of Kurdish ethnicity. He was born on February 1, 1969 in Baneh, Kurdistan province. Ghobadi belongs to the "new wave" of Iranian cinema.
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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... →

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

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I use humour a lot. My foundation is tragic, but my appearance is humorous.

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I love music, I make films with music, I eat with music, I sleep with music, I think with music. Music makes me dream; it strengthens my creativity.

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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.

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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.

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I had seen some films made about the underground music world in Tehran, and most of them were short documentaries about 30 or 40 minutes long. And I... →

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In Kurdistan, there's a lot of hardship - a lot of wars, a lot of bitter and difficult lifestyles. And witnessing all those made me a director.

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Actually, the only thing I regret is not making more underground films and bringing them with me as historical documents.

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I am really bothered when I see my friends facing problems back in Iran, but I tell them that not all the doors are shut.

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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.

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

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

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