Empathy in broadest sense refers to the reactions of one individual to the observed experiences of another

I'm the hero of this story, I don't need to be saved

When I create an image that helps someone - even just myself - find peace, then I've attained my goal.

Organized religion always has been and remains the greatest enemy of women's rights. . . .

I think critics are very useful. But I think that they, in a way, betray their position when they stop people looking for themselves.

Sometimes you feel like a very small drop in this huge ocean.

I mean, I was first offered Princess Astra.

Incubated. And then raised. And then beheaded. And then plucked. And then cut up. And then put on a grill. And then put on a bun. Damn, it's gonna take a while. I don't have time. Scrambled!

My advice for other female directors: don't think of your gender as a handicap. Don't think about it at all. Just tell the best story you can, and don't stop until you do.

The west was involved in toppling the Mossadegh government. That ultimately led to the Iranian revolution.

Sins are so remitted, as if they had never been committed.