In Iran, as in all developing countries, they wanted to copy the outside world, without knowing what was good for our own country.

There are many people inside Iran who say, "We don't have enough to eat. Why do we need a nuclear bomb?"

Monarchies are above political parties. Sometimes political parties do things that are to the disadvantage of the country because they want to beat the other party. In Iran, where we have different religions and ethnic groups, it was a unifying factor.

I always want to remain positive. In our long history, Iran has been invaded by so many other countries and despite it all, the Iranian identity has survived. People are very courageous, especially the women, who are braver than the men.

I believe in freedom for women to have equal rights - the right to work, the right to hold high positions, the right to take custody of their children after divorcing.

I hope in the end there will be a solution for the world, because we have advanced in so many ways, and still the world has so many different problems.

I was never interested in money. I always looked down on it. But now that I have less money, I see that without money, you cannot do much. Everything in the end is about money.