The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.

People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out from the herd. Creative artists can say all this in their own way and in their own field, by hard, rigorous work.

I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.

There is an important erotic element in A Thousand and One Nights, which is one of the keys to understanding the Orient.

In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals. They are two separate worlds.

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.