I'm not somebody that keeps the thing in her heart. I can get very angry for five minutes, but then it's finished. Once I've yelled, it's over.
Marjane SatrapiPoliticians think they have answers for everything. We artists, we only have questions.
Marjane SatrapiI had so many professions before. I didn't want to do this particularly. It just happened.
Marjane SatrapiI'm someone who lived in a war for five years. I received bombs on my head every day of my childhood. Did that stop me from living? Did that stop me from laughing?
Marjane SatrapiImagine if I cannot stand someone and every day he is here in my face, then I cannot work. Then, the whole time, I am thinking "I hate him, I hate him." But if I love him or I love her, then I can do anything, then I am comfortable. That's why it's so important to be surrounded by people that you really like.
Marjane Satrapi