Quotes from Ramin Bahrani

I never say "Action" or "Cut." Never. I think that would disturb the life from happening in and around everything.

You have to let life come and go.

I like to give the actors the freedom, and they know they have the freedom, to change anything they want at any time.

So much can be learned by any filmmaker by studying his work, in terms of blocking, staging, editing and sound.