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Start [the movie] in color. Color is always attributed as fun, and black and white is very sad.
Marjane Satrapi
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Marjane Satrapi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: November 22
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Image is an international language.
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The first writing of the human being was drawing, not writing.
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Adaptation of books is never a success. When the author wants to make it, it's even worse.
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I chose the actors that I was in love with. I cannot work with people that I don't personally like a lot. They can be the best actor in the world, but if the first contact is not good, if I don't fall in love with them, then I don't want to work with them. It's impossible.
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If today I have to make a political statement, it is, 'I love beauty.' I think beauty makes people better.
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I had so many professions before. I didn't want to do this particularly. It just happened.
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Maybe the biggest problem is that there's no empathy. Nobody puts themselves in the place of others. Everyone thinks they are the only one to suffer. Or that they're the only ones who like ice cream or take their kids on vacation.
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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.
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If you have a little sensibility or a heart, you have all the reason to be depressed once in a while. But the depression is like a motor for creation. I need a little bit of depression, a bit of acid in my stomach, to be able to create. When I'm happy, I just want to dance.
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