I've never seen a letter where he protested, "That was me then; this is me now".
Mr. Farhadi spoke through an interpreter in New York in the fall, before Iranian authorities shut down the independent-film organization House of Cinema this year, and before he protested that decision.
He protested that he "thought" and "felt" that all his actions had been legal.
He protested that he had been shopping and that he was on his way to the Cloisters.
He protested that there was "zero" truth to the suggestion his visit was motivated by a cheap quest for publicity.
He protested that he had never been to America or been a journalist, and was not an economist either.
He protested that the woman had been there the day before and was making off with the supplies to sell them.
He protested that he had been trying to free the remaining hostages by negotiation and the Israelis had thwarted his humanitarian plans through violence.
He protested that he had been fouled as he moved towards the ball and Denis Cheryshev later admitted he had indeed trodden on the goalkeeper's foot.
He protested that it was unacceptable to make religion a criteria for determining whether a person was fit for public office, no matter what the task.
He protested that he was British; the officer consulted with a colleague and informed him that he would get a visa since he was the sort of Chinese person they liked.
