“I am always on the lookout for genuine humanity between my characters, honest communication, although sometimes I can not say exactly what does that really mean. I can also hard to describe. In my films, as well as in real life, I am interested in simple interpersonal connections. ”
“The camera became a weapon in my hands to express my opinions. As I grew more mature and my vision expanded, I thought I could raise questions and show the problems and hardships of the Kurds.”
“Every film is a hard and painful process, and very tiring and difficult. And even when it’s finished, I never really feel, “This is great, I’m happy and satisfied.” With "West of the Tracks", I never felt great satisfaction when I was done. The hard truth is that for me it’s very hard to actually get a feeling of relief and satisfaction from completing a film.”