I Took Three Years Of

The Way That You Remember Your Life, It's Never Linear. You Have Flashes Of Different Moments Of Your Life, And The Flashes Aren't Equal; They Have Different Styles.

A Muslim Fanatic And A Christian Fanatic, A Jewish Fanatic, A Secular Fanatic, An Atheist Fanatic, A Communist Fanatic - All Of Them Are The Same. The Thinking That, 'if You Don't Think Like Me, That If You Are Not With Me, Then You Are Against Me;' This Is Something To Condemn.

I Wrote The Plot [for The Persepolis ]and Vincent [paronnaud] And I Wrote And Discussed The Shooting Of The Script. Vincent Then Took Care Of The Production Design, The Actual Shooting, And What Was Going On Within Each Scene. It's Very Difficult, Though, To Draw A Line Between Who Did What. Because Vincent Would Say Something, And I Would Add Something, And At The End You Have This Film, Yet No Clear Idea Of Who Did What.

I Like To Be Sad Once In A While. You Need It For Your Equilibrium.

Always Keep Your Dignity And Be True To Yourself.