With Animation, If Something Does Not Fit,

If You're Not [federico] Fellini You Might Make Something Very Vulgar. Animation Made It Possible To Maintain Unity With All These Different Narratives.

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.

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.

That's The Story Of Life - When You Start Enjoying People, It's Always Too Late.

I Like Making Comics And Animation Because It Takes Such A Long Time. I'm Not A Runner Of The 100 Meter. I Like Marathons. The Longer It Takes, The Better I Feel.