Fanaticism exists in every religion, whether Christian, Jewish, or Muslim.

I hope that things will change, because it's a pity that a country like Iran is not where it should be, or where it has been historically. It's important for Iran, for all of the Middle East, and also for the rest of the world.

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 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.

There are many Iranians working at NASA. One of the engineers involved with the spaceship that went to Mars is an Iranian.

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

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.