'The Jungle Book.' It's one of the best animated films ever. I saw it when I was small at a cinema in Tehran. Marjane Satrapi animatebookcinema Change image and share on social
All this misjudgment that we have of each other is based on ignorance. The second you get to travel, you see that human beings, no matter where they come from, they are the same. Marjane Satrapi basebeinghuman Change image and share on social
Anything that has a relationship with pleasure, we reject it. Eating, they talk about cholesterol; making love, they talk about AIDS; you talk about smoking, they talk about cancer. It's a very sick society that rejects pleasure. Marjane Satrapi aidcancercholesterol share on social
I don't consider myself as a feminist but more a humanist. Marjane Satrapi feministhumanist Change image and share on social
It's not like since I make comics I only read comics and since I make movies I will only go out and watch movies. Any kind of artistic expression interests me; it goes from literature to music to sculpture, painting; whatever is extremely inspiring for me becomes a reference also for me. Marjane Satrapi artisticcomicexpression share on social
For me, drawing is a question of death and life. Every day I draw, I write, I do something. Marjane Satrapi daydeathdraw Change image and share on social
My point of view when I make a book or I make a movie is to see the humanistic point of view. The point of view of the daily life of normal people. Marjane Satrapi bookdailyhumanistic Change image and share on social
America is a very special place. In this country, you have the best and the worst at the same time. Whatever you can imagine. Marjane Satrapi americabadcountry Change image and share on social
If you have a little sensibility or a heart, you have all the reason to be depressed once in a while. But the depression is like a motor for creation. I need a little bit of depression, a bit of acid in my stomach, to be able to create. When I'm happy, I just want to dance. Marjane Satrapi acidbitecreate share on social
When you make a book or you make a movie, it is almost like hitting on somebody. It's not because you want to seduce people that you will seduce them; you can hit on somebody and it doesn't work. But when you hit on them and it works, then it's really cool. Marjane Satrapi bookcoolhit share on social