I Am Absolutely Not A Feminist, I

But Violence Is News, To A Certain Extent, And People Don't Want Complicated News. Because As Soon As You Realize Things Are Complicated, Your Life Becomes More Complicated.

I Have Been Brought Up Open-minded. If I Didn't Know Any People From Other Countries, I'd Think Everyone Was Evil Based On News Stories. But I Know A Lot Of People, And Know That There Is No Such Thing As Stark Good And Evil. Isn't It Possible There Is The Same Amount Of Evil Everywhere?

You Hear People Saying, 'oh I'm So Tired, I've Had Enough Of Cannes.' How Can You Have Enough Of Cannes? It's Just The Best Place To Be, Like A Fairytale.

Death, Torture And Prison Are Part Of Daily Life For The Youth Of Iran. They Are Not Like Us, My Friends And I At Their Age; They Are Not Scared. They Are Not What We Were. They Hold Hands And Scream: “don’t Be Afraid! Don’t Be Afraid! We Are Together!” They Understand That No One Will Give Them Their Rights; They Must Go Get Them.

The Most Natural Thing For Us Is Drawing. The Characters [in Persepolis] Are Hand Drawn. We're Not Technical People. We Don't Know How To Type.