You make your own path as an actor. Nobody does it for you, so you have to invent yourself.

There was probably something as a child I wanted to express, something unsaid that I needed to share.

I'm not obsessed by looks. I think you can become a prisoner of your own image.

In Iran, the women are like Italian women, they rule the house inside. But it's full of life. The history is very rich. The mystic of the Middle Ages. We have to learn from them. They influence all the philosophers when they came to Europe all those many many years ago.

I'm not a dancer, so I have to find a movement that belongs to me. I dance within my limits and with my imagination.

For me, acting goes to a special place; it's almost mystical. You have to let go of what you think is good; it's a jump into trust, and trying to reach without wanting too much.

I would have loved to have met Marilyn Monroe and have dinner with her.