I think with pictures; I'm a very lousy writer. If I write without pictures, I become this pathetic chick sitting somewhere trying to be interesting. Marjane Satrapi chickinterestlousy Change image and share on social
I wasn't made to take orders. My grandmother used to tell me: 'Laws are for idiots.' She was right. Marjane Satrapi grandmotheridiotlaw 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
I'm a pacifist. I believe there are ways to solve the world's problems. Instead of putting all this money to create arms, I think countries should invest in scholarships for kids to study abroad. Perhaps they could become good and knowledgeable professors in their own countries. You need time for that kind of change, though. Marjane Satrapi abroadarmchange share on social
There are things that I love in Iranian cinema and things that I don't. In Iranian cinema, you have to use metaphor because you are living under a dictatorship. Marjane Satrapi cinemadictatorshipiranian Change image and 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
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
People are so afraid to say the word 'comic'. It makes you think of a grown man with pimples, a ponytail and a big belly. Change it to 'graphic novel' and that disappears. Marjane Satrapi afraidbellybig Change image and share on social