I Became The Voice Of A Generation

I'm Not A Very Good Financing Person. I Don't Even Know How Much Money I Have In My Bank Account. I Never Have Opened One Single Envelope From The Bank - They Freak Me Out.

The Novels Have Done So Well Because The Drawings Are Abstract, Black-and-white. This Adds To The Universality Of The Story. "persepolis" Also Has Dreamlike Moments, And The Drawings Help Maintain Cohesion And Consistency.

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 Think That One Of The Things That Makes The Society Advanced Is Equality Between Men And Women. If Half Of The Society Is Oppressed By The Other Half, It's Not Fine.

My Real Background Was In Art Studies. At The Beginning I Was A Painter, Then I Was This Graphic Designer, Then I Became An Illustrator, Then I Was A Comic Artist. But For Me It's A Different Way Of Expression, A Different Field Of Art. They're Not Separated; Everything For Me Is Related.

I Never Wanted To Make A Graphic Novel. As Soon As You Become A 'writer,' You Have To Be Intelligent All The Time... I Like The Fact That I Have The Right Once In A While To Say Silly Things.