Marjane Satrapi (Persian: مرجان ساتراپی) (born 22 November 1969) is an Iranian-born French graphic novelist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Read full biography of Marjane Satrapi →
You have to be narcissistic to be an artist. You have to think you are the centre of the whole thing; otherwise, why do you create? The only thing is... →
I'm a pacifist. I believe there are ways to solve the world's problems. Instead of putting all this money to create arms, I think countries... →
When you say 'revolution' when you have only men outside, you know that something is going wrong. I'm not like a hardcore feminist, but I... →
People are so afraid to say the word 'comic'. It makes you think of a grown man with pimples, a ponytail and a big belly. Change it to... →
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... →
Graphic novels are not traditional literature, but that does not mean they are second-rate. Images are a way of writing. When you have the talent to... →
I always say to people, 'You know, if Romeo and Juliet got married, nobody would care about them.' Imagine Romeo and Juliet, six kids... →
My culture comes from everywhere. I'm sick of this notion of nationality, that if you're brought up in the same city or same country... →
I'm a very individualistic person. That is why I don't belong to any political party or anything. I really believe in justice and freedom.
That's the story of life - when you start enjoying people, it's always too late.
I am very bad at computers. I don't really know how to write email.
I don't consider myself as a feminist but more a humanist.
Cinema is a world of imagination.
Marjane Satrapi (Persian: مرجان ساتراپی) (born 22 November 1969) is an Iranian-born French graphic novelist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author.