My aim was never to be an American star; otherwise, I would have moved to Los Angeles.

My outlook on life is to be true. To take risks. To love the shadows as well as the light. To find your task. To recognise your task. To be active.

As an actress we don't beat one another. It's whoever's right for the part.

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

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 take care of myself because I'm an actress and I have to take care of my body as it's my tool in order to give in films.

My aim was never to be an American star; otherwise, I would have moved to Los Angeles.