I don't think of myself as a rebel; I just say what I think.

Anything that has a relationship with pleasure we reject it. Eating, they talk about cholesterol; making love, they talk about Aids; you talk about smoking, they talk about cancer. It's a very sick society that rejects pleasure.

You know, they say in France that translation is like a woman: she is either beautiful or faithful.

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.

America is a very special place. In this country, you have the best and the worst at the same time. Whatever you can imagine.

Evil is international and the fanatic is international and universal. There is no difference between a Muslim fanatic, a Christian fanatic, even a secular fanatic.

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.