
“He wanted to be where no one would know who he was. He wanted to escape from himself.”
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“He wanted to be where no one would know who he was. He wanted to escape from himself.”
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“You're far from this. This story is just another few hundred pages of your mind.”
Source: I Am the Messenger
On rumors that he wanted a guest role as a villain on the BBC TV series Doctor Who.
A chat with Meat Loaf (2006)
Source: Life of Pi (2001), Chapter 99, p. 336
Context: I know what you want. You want a story that won't surprise you. That will confirm what you already know. That won't make you see higher or further or differently. You want a flat story. An immobile story. You want dry, yeastless factuality.
On discussing his past escapades with his girlfriend.
Rolling Stone interview (2003)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2009/01/a-conversation-with-kiarostami.html