Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapiis an Iranian-born French graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author...
NationalityIranian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth22 November 1969
CityRasht, Iran
stories scripts truth-is
I don't like the word 'autobiography.' I rather like the term 'autofiction.' The second you make a script out of the story of your life, it becomes fictional. Of course, the truth is never far. But the story is created out of it.
real kids yelling
I wanted to make a real love story with a bad ending, because a love story that ends good is the life of everyone. I always say to people, You know, if Romeo and Juliet got married, nobody would care about them. Imagine Romeo and Juliet, six kids yelling, mama, mama, papa, papa.
mother hard-work math
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.
fear reflection analysis
When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.
world bigs big-changes
All big changes of the world come from words.
hate i-love-him thinking
Imagine if I cannot stand someone and every day he is here in my face, then I cannot work. Then, the whole time, I am thinking "I hate him, I hate him." But if I love him or I love her, then I can do anything, then I am comfortable. That's why it's so important to be surrounded by people that you really like.
writing reality drawing
Drawing is the first language of the human being before writing. It's a transcription of how the human being sees reality, not reality itself.
fighting people trying
The world is not about Batman and Robin fighting the Joker; things are more complicated than that. And nothing is scarier than the people who try to find easy answers to complicated questions.
life-is-too-short life-is too-short
Life is too short to be lived badly.
war years laughing
I'm someone who lived in a war for five years. I received bombs on my head every day of my childhood. Did that stop me from living? Did that stop me from laughing?
easter real war
The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people.
country differences government
If I have one message to give to the secular American people, it's that the world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same.
hurt stupid bitterness
In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance... Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.
based human second travel
All this misjudgment that we have of each other is based on ignorance. The second you get to travel, you see that human beings, no matter where they come from, they are the same.