The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people.
Marjane SatrapiI'm not a very good financing person. I don't even know how much money I have in my bank account. I never have opened one single envelope from the bank - they freak me out.
Marjane SatrapiThe movie business is not about the money. Of course, you need money to make the movie. If you have a small budget, adapt yourself. Having $200 million dollars doesn't ensure that you're definitely going to make a good movie. There's so many examples that prove that.
Marjane SatrapiDrawing is the first language of the human being before writing. It's a transcription of how the human being sees reality, not reality itself.
Marjane SatrapiThe things that I do today are the things I did as a child. When I was a child, either I was drawing or I was taking all the kids off my street and I wanted to make shows - I was all the time making! The only thing is, now I know how to do it better, and now they give me money for it.
Marjane Satrapi