I like to be sad once in a while. You need it for your equilibrium. Marjane Satrapi equilibriumsad Change image and share on social
Graphic novels are not traditional literature, but that does not mean they are second-rate. Images are a way of writing. When you have the talent to be able to write and to draw, it seems a shame to choose one. I think it's better to do both. Marjane Satrapi choosedrawgraphic share on social
'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
I don't consider myself as a feminist but more a humanist. Marjane Satrapi feministhumanist 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
Life is complex. You don't have any person who is nice from the beginning until the end. You don't always have the notion of redemption. The bad people don't always pay. Marjane Satrapi badbegincomplex Change image and share on social
I don't like the word 'autobiography.' I rather like the term 'autofiction.' The second you make a script out of the story of your life, it becomes fictional. Of course, the truth is never far. But the story is created out of it. Marjane Satrapi autobiographyautofictioncreate share on social
