- Born
- Height5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
- Tofiq Rzayev was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. First got into filmmaking and writing stories at the age of 12 after coming across Harmony Korine's Kids(1995) on television. But the inspiration for filmmaking really got into another level after he got introduced to Stanley Kubrick. Then he fully devoted himself to filmmaking and writing stories. From 2011 to 2016 wrote and directed 16 short films. Draws his attention to his own fears when it comes to writing. Puts his characters in situations that he himself would not dare to cross,- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tofiq Rzayev
- Improvisation.
- Suicidal Characters.
- Character writing on a piece of paper.
- Hugely Inspired by Stanley Kubrick and Andrei Tarkovsky.
- Frequently uses long takes (without any cuts) in his films.
- Creates stories based on things that he fears in real life. Makes his characters do things that he himself would be afraid to do in real life.
- Cites Anton Chekhov as his source of inspiration when it comes to writing.
- Considers Harmony Korine as his muse.
- The thing with me is that I create stories based on things that I fear in real life. I make the characters do things that I would be afraid to do in real life.
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