A Muslim fanatic and a Christian fanatic, a Jewish fanatic, a secular fanatic, an atheist fanatic, a communist fanatic - all of them are the same. The thinking that, 'If you don't think like me, that if you are not with me, then you are against me;' this is something to condemn. Marjane Satrapi atheistchristiancommunist share on social
The most exciting time is when I think of an idea and how I imagine I can make it. It would be wonderful if there was a projector inside my eye that and it could just put the idea on the screen for people to see. Marjane Satrapi exciteyeidea share on social
When you say 'revolution' when you have only men outside, you know that something is going wrong. I'm not like a hardcore feminist, but I think that one of the things that makes the society advanced is equality between men and women. If half of the society is oppressed by the other half, it's not fine. Marjane Satrapi advanceequalityfeminist share on social
I had two major activities as a child. I was trying to put on shows with kids in my street, or I was drawing. Actually, what I'm doing now is exactly what I was doing then. Either I'm drawing, or I'm gathering people for a common project. The only difference is that now they are paying me for that. Marjane Satrapi activitychildcommon share on social
The way that you remember your life, it's never linear. You have flashes of different moments of your life, and the flashes aren't equal; they have different styles. Marjane Satrapi equalflashlife Change image and share on social
To tell you the truth, I never wanted to become a moviemaker. It was like I was a cinepihile, and I go, like, three or four times per week to the cinema, and I like to watch films. Marjane Satrapi cinemacinepihilefilm Change image and share on social
I am very bad at computers. I don't really know how to write email. Marjane Satrapi badcomputeremail Change image and share on social
It's true that, in Iran, women have half of the rights men do. And yet 66 per cent of students are women. Marjane Satrapi centhalfiran Change image and share on social
I don't think of myself as a rebel; I just say what I think. Marjane Satrapi rebel Change image and share on social
I took three years of karate because of Bruce Lee, you know. I was a green belt. Marjane Satrapi beltbrucegreen Change image and share on social