Reza Babak in ‘Sepanj’: Storytelling and poetry take us back to our childhood

According to the Iran Book News Agency (IBNA), Babak stated at the beginning of this interview that he was very suppressed in his childhood: “If we entered acting and theater, we tried to be seen, and everyone has their own reasons. For example, I was very suppressed in my childhood and during school. Like when I arrived at school and was met with a leather whip with a stone tied to its end. This behavior was accompanied by inappropriate words, and all of this made me want to be seen.”

In response to Dorostkar’s question about how he directs his life’s stage, he said: “We direct ourselves to be truly present in life and, as much as possible, reflect our inner truth as it is. In the meantime, sometimes masks come along that cause that truth to have another appearance. My effort has always been not to use masks even in theater, and to bring my face closer to the character I want with makeup, without a mask.”