I guess it the one consistent thing in my life was that sense of magic that film provide - I still remember… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I think that 'Sound of My Voice' is about the claustrophobia of living today, and how do you crawl out of the… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I always think that 'Sound of My Voice' is a movie about the crumbs in 'Hansel and Gretel.' You know, those crumbs.… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I think it's really important that you don't get caught up in the way the filmmaking community isolates you and the way… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I remember in grade school having a group of friends and enjoying that sense of community, enjoying living in an imaginary world… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
People don't really believe that their computer or sneakers are made by small hands, a child's hands, or a person who is… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
You just have to make sure you keep living your life, challenging yourself, putting yourself in unusual experiences, thinking about what you're… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
That's the key thing I learned from making 'The East': It doesn't matter what happens in your life, good or bad. What… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
It's funny how you never know who you're going to share your life with. — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I guess it the one consistent thing in my life was that sense of magic that film provide - I still remember the movies… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
Actors love to do extreme things, so that is why they become actors; otherwise, they'd be novelists. — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
We lived on anarchist farms, squatted in the inner city, and hopped rail cars. We wanted to see how other young people were creating… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
A film set is all about hierarchy, but I always like to think about the circus. In the circus, there's this real sense of… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I think if aliens came to Earth, we would laugh. If there was an alien technology, we would laugh. — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
'The Terminator' is grounded in so much realism. It's again a story that centers around a woman that isn't a 'woman's picture' necessarily. I… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
No one dives a dumpster like a rich kid dives a dumpster, because there's no shame. — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
A director really doesn't deal with performance that much, especially if you deal with great actors. Their work is the performance. What you're helping… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I stay away from the writing part because I think that if it sticks, it sticks. You just know it. The stuff that doesn't… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
On 'Sound of My Voice,' I was the first and last word, which is kind of a dictatorship. I like collectives, though. — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
