I think animation is like running a marathon, and making a movie is like a 100 meter sprint. The question is: are you a marathon man or are you a sprinter? I realized that I was more of a sprinter than a marathon man. With a long, long project, I get bored easily.

Of course, when you remember your life, you never remember anything in a chronological way. You always have pieces of memories, and some of these memories are full of details and very colorful. Some of them you just see the action and it's completely blank.

Adaptation of books is never a success. When the author wants to make it, it's even worse.

This clash of the culture, East and the West, us and them, Muslim and Christian, does not exist.

I think animation is like running a marathon, and making a movie is like a 100 meter sprint. The question is: are you a marathon man or are you a sprinter? I realized that I was more of a sprinter than a marathon man. With a long, long project, I get bored easily.

Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.

I wanted to do my artistic work, and in Iran you have censorship. It was difficult for me to do the work I wanted to do.