Marjane Satrapi Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“I call Iran home because no matter how long I live in France, and despite the fact that I feel also French after all these years, to me the word 'home' has only one meaning: Iran. I suppose it's that way for everyone: Home is the place where one is born and raised.”

“I took three years of karate because of Bruce Lee, you know. I was a green belt.”

“I don't watch many comic-book movies. But I loved 'Sin City.'”

“I'm not a politician. I don't know how to solve the problems of the world. But as an artist, I have one duty: to ask questions.”

“My mother always told me I had to do 100 times better than a man. I had to work hard at maths, and learn four languages.”

“As a director, you have to understand what is happening - if I don't understand it, you can't make changes.”

“For me, who loves to draw and who loves to write and cannot choose between one or the other, the comic is the best form.”

“I don't make a career plan. I take things the way they come.”

“I'm not a religious person at all.”

“The information I have about Iran is second hand.”