I'm a very individualistic person. That is why I don't belong to any political party or anything. I really believe in justice and freedom.

Here's the problem: the description of the world is always reduced to yes or no, black or white. Superficial stories. Superhero stories. One side is the good one. The other one is evil.

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.

I became the voice of a generation in a very surprising way, because many Iranians recognize themselves in it. But that is not what I wanted.

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

Hunger eats civilization. The West is not hungry; that's why they can say they're so civilized. Civilization is the biggest bluff!

I like to make mechanical stuff. Once I make a film I have to do whatever I can make onstage I make it onstage.