Words also are filters. They have to be translated. Even in the original language, there is interpretation and some ambiguity. If there's a cultural difference between the writer and the reader, that might come out in words. But with pictures, there's more efficiency.
Marjane SatrapiI like to make mechanical stuff. Once I make a film I have to do whatever I can make onstage I make it onstage.
Marjane SatrapiI'm extremely unbearable. You know, I'm narcissistic and at the same time I'm very charming - I think.
Marjane SatrapiRacism is not nearly as important as poverty. That's the same around the world. What look like ethnic problems are really economic issues. If you look closely at all these conflicts around the world, they come down to poverty and economics and resources. The more poverty, the worse the war.
Marjane Satrapi