Cinema is a world of imagination.

The most natural thing for us is drawing. The characters [in Persepolis] are hand drawn. We're not technical people. We don't know how to type.

Culture and education are the lethal weapons against all kinds of fundamentalism.

That's the story of life - when you start enjoying people, it's always too late.

It's always extremely interesting to speak at colleges. My books are taught in many colleges in America and are part of the educational system, so it's really important to me. I don't believe in so many things in life, but something I believe in is education.

You cannot be completely nice. It's impossible. Who is it? Who is the perfect guy? Show him to me! It doesn't exist. And thank god.

A well-trained cat doesn't exist because a cat remains a cat.