The best thing I ever did in my life was to ask, 'Do I like everybody?' And the answer was, 'No.' So why should everybody like me? If people are against me, so what? I'm against them too. Marjane Satrapi answerlifepeople Change image and share on social
Cinema is a world of imagination. Marjane Satrapi cinemaimaginationworld Change image and share on social
If the majority of people were right, we'd be living in paradise. But we are not living in paradise, we are living in hell. What does it mean? That means the majority of people are wrong. So I never believed what people told me. Marjane Satrapi believehelllive share on social
I had this fantasy that in a democracy the government was the population. So I came to America and got a big slap in my face... Americans were not what I thought. I thought I was going to see bastards and I saw nice people, very friendly to me. Marjane Satrapi americaamericanbastard share on social
Human beings have a lot of problems identifying themselves with other human beings who don't resemble them exactly. But there's something about drawing that means that anyone can identify to a drawing. I mean, people can identify themselves with Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. Marjane Satrapi beingdonalddraw share on social
I never wanted to make a graphic novel. As soon as you become a 'writer,' you have to be intelligent all the time... I like the fact that I have the right once in a while to say silly things. Marjane Satrapi factgraphicintelligent Change image and share on social
The movie business is not about the money. Of course, you need money to make the movie. If you have a small budget, adapt yourself. Having $200 million dollars doesn't ensure that you're definitely going to make a good movie. There's so many examples that prove that. Marjane Satrapi adaptbudgetbusiness 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
All big changes of the world come from words. Marjane Satrapi bigwordworld Change image and share on social
You know, comics were created at the same time as the cinema. And the cinema very quickly became a major art. Cartooning didn't become a major art. There's a reason for that. People don't know how to deal with drawings. Marjane Satrapi artcartooncinema share on social
