You Know, The Cynicism That Is In

You Know, They Say In France That Translation Is Like A Woman: She Is Either Beautiful Or Faithful.

With Live-action I Think We'd Have Lost The Universal Appeal Of The Persepolis Story. With Live-action, It Would Have Turned Into A Story Of 'the Other' - People Living In A Distant Land Who Don't Look Like Us. It Might Have Been Exotic, But Also A "third-world" Story.

The Information I Have About Iran Is Second Hand.

I Respect Humanity. That's My Religion. I Can't Stand These Religions That Are Really Businesses. So Much Money Everywhere That's Going To Buy A Really Nice House In Heaven - Or What? I Don't Get It.

Writing Is Not For Me. I Completely Lose My Sense Of Humor When I Write. I Become Extremely Pathetic, Very Sensational. Images Give Me Possibilities That I Don't Have With Words.