Zal Batmanglij

Existing outside of irony is so hard.

— Zal Batmanglij

I never think the ends justify the means.

— Zal Batmanglij

It's awesome to be part of a gay family.

— Zal Batmanglij

Violence doesn't interest me very much.

— Zal Batmanglij

The art house is an elitist idea.

— Zal Batmanglij

It's funny how quickly human beings adapt.

— Zal Batmanglij

I love James Cameron. I love what he does.

— Zal Batmanglij

'The East' could easily be a TV show.

— Zal Batmanglij

A good story isn't preachy; a good story is always entertaining.

— Zal Batmanglij

I wouldn't necessarily recommend shooting a feature film on a still camera.

— Zal Batmanglij

'Terminator' is one of my favorite films, and so is 'Terminator 2.'

— Zal Batmanglij

Sci-fi always appealed to me, like, since I was a kid.

— Zal Batmanglij

I'm just interested in carving out a meaningful life.

— Zal Batmanglij

Marvel's storytelling is much wilder than 'The OA's,' but no one talks about that.

— Zal Batmanglij

'Sound of My Voice' had been written before 'Another Earth.'

— Zal Batmanglij

It's not easy to learn to trust someone and let someone trust you.

— Zal Batmanglij

I think if I was interested in writing on my own, I would be a novelist - then you could write about…

— Zal Batmanglij

People are frustrated all over the country, whether they're in Oklahoma or Oregon or San Diego or San Francisco or L.A. or…

— Zal Batmanglij

I think that 'Sound of My Voice' is about the claustrophobia of living today, and how do you crawl out of the…

— Zal Batmanglij

On 'Sound of My Voice,' I was the first and last word, which is kind of a dictatorship. I like collectives, though.

— Zal Batmanglij

Nobody can seem more politicised and glamorous than the baby-boomers. But their kids are surprisingly robust and late bloomers.

— Zal Batmanglij

When I was 14, I saw 'Terminator 2.' My mind was blown. What a beautiful movie. I found it really deep and…

— Zal Batmanglij

I think that the campaign that Fox Searchlight has thrown for 'Sound of My Voice' honors the film's roots and the film's…

— Zal Batmanglij

In film, it is always collaborative, and so to me, it doesn't make sense to not be collaborative in one of its…

— Zal Batmanglij

I remember being a kid, I was a little kid when my dad took me to 'Munchausen.' I guess he took my…

— Zal Batmanglij

It doesn't really matter what someone's hair looks like or if the sound is perfect. Every director who's made a couple of…

— Zal Batmanglij

I wanted to be a filmmaker, so my parents helped me by encouraging me to save my allowance. So I bought my…

— Zal Batmanglij

Even in 'The OA,' we had to follow Guild requirements and put 'directed by' and the credits, and I'm embarrassed to put…

— Zal Batmanglij

A film set is all about hierarchy, but I always like to think about the circus. In the circus, there's this real…

— Zal Batmanglij

We want to make a 100 million dollar movie that we have created, in the way James Cameron or Chris Nolan does.…

— Zal Batmanglij

The California tract houses are like the mundane meeting the mystical. Sometimes if you're driving at twilight, and you see those houses,…

— Zal Batmanglij

What I'm drawn to most as a filmmaker are these tribes that are seen as 'fringe' cultures. We live in a society…

— Zal Batmanglij

It's very important for us because we are viewers, first and foremost. We view more than we make. For us, it's important…

— Zal Batmanglij

For us, time travel is synonymous for the belief in all the things that are not seen, and also for the most…

— Zal Batmanglij

I hate Q&As. They make me feel awkward.

— Zal Batmanglij

I love watching 'House of Cards.'

— Zal Batmanglij

I'm very fascinated by genre.

— Zal Batmanglij

People are longing for tribe and community.

— Zal Batmanglij

I want to make the iPhone of movies.

— Zal Batmanglij

I think 'The East' is political.

— Zal Batmanglij