I Don't Consider Myself As A Feminist

I Call Iran Home Because No Matter How Long I Live In France, And Despite The Fact That I Feel Also French After All These Years, To Me The Word 'home' Has Only One Meaning: Iran. I Suppose It's That Way For Everyone: Home Is The Place Where One Is Born And Raised.

My Mother Was The Favorite Child Of Her Parents. My Father Was The Favorite Child Of His Parents. The Result Of These Two Favorite Children Was Me. And I Am An Only Child. So I Was Convinced That I Was The Center Of The Universe.

Writing Is Not For Me. I Completely Lose My Sense Of Humor When I Write. I Become Extremely Pathetic, Very Sensational. Images Give Me Possibilities That I Don't Have With Words.

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 "graphic Novel" And That Disappears.

But Violence Is News, To A Certain Extent, And People Don't Want Complicated News. Because As Soon As You Realize Things Are Complicated, Your Life Becomes More Complicated.