The Real War Is Not

Whether This Tale Be True Or False, None Can Tell, For None Were There To Witness It Themselves.

I Took Three Years Of Karate Because Of Bruce Lee, You Know. I Was A Green Belt.

I Wrote The Plot [for The Persepolis ]and Vincent [paronnaud] And I Wrote And Discussed The Shooting Of The Script. Vincent Then Took Care Of The Production Design, The Actual Shooting, And What Was Going On Within Each Scene. It's Very Difficult, Though, To Draw A Line Between Who Did What. Because Vincent Would Say Something, And I Would Add Something, And At The End You Have This Film, Yet No Clear Idea Of Who Did What.

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.

You Know, They Say In France That Translation Is Like A Woman: She Is Either Beautiful Or Faithful.