I do pick my projects very meticulously. I want my projects to be meaningful.

I didn’t want to live in an Islamic society because I knew I wasn’t going to be a first-class citizen, and I knew I was not going to be able to keep doing what I...

Iranians call California and Iran ‘sister cities;’ they’re very much alike. Iranians feel at home here and the weather is so close to Iranian weather.

I do fairly represent Middle Eastern women.

The whole world is global. With the Internet, it’s like we’re all living in a small village. We’re starting more and more to realize there is no difference, we can work together, we can put...

Cinema is a reflection of its own society.

I proud to say that most of the Iranians love me and love my work. I love them, and I always have them in my mind when I work. There are few people who do...

I studied international relations in England, and I wanted to pursue higher education and be able to analyze what was going on in Iran politically, not only in Iran, but in the Middle East.