- His favorite filmmaker is Charles Chaplin.
- His favorite movie is Bram Stoker's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).
- His ancestor from his mother's side is Yaghma Jandaghi, a well-known Persian (Iranian) poet from the 1800s, hence the last name Yaghmai (descendent from Yaghma).
- Renowned Iranian actor, Dariush Arjmand, is in his extended family and was an inspiration and mentor to him as a teenager when he was living in Iran.
- Often works with director Piran Zarifian. They became friends while attending Santa Monica College where they were active members of the Student Filmmakers Association.
- Has been close friends with composer, Navid Gohari, since first grade. They have worked on several short films together; Navid played the lead role in Saman's directorial debut short film, Allow the Wind to Take You Wherever It Wants (2003), and composed music for The Old Car (2010) and $lowdown (2011).
- Los Angeles, California, USA: Attending the 4th Annual Noor Iranian Film Festival with his film, $lowdown (2011). (August 2011)
- Tehran, Iran: Shooting his directorial debut short film, Allow the Wind to Take You Wherever It Wants (2003). (January 2003)
- Las Vegas, NV, USA: Attending the Las Vegas Film Festival with his new film, $lowdown (2011). (July 2011)
- Runs a production company in Los Angeles called SamanMedia with his cousin and business partner, Houtan Yaghmai.
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