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title: "107 Zal Batmanglij Quotes - Famous Film director"
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# Zal Batmanglij

(1980)   Film Director

 **107** quotes in **414** categories

Zal Batmanglij sees movies as a kind of magic that sticks with us from childhood, and he compares a film set to a traveling circus where everyone knows their role. He also talks about living on anarchist farms and hopping rail cars to watch young people make meaning, and he jokes that an alien visit would just make us laugh.

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Zal Batmanglij is a film director.

## Quick Facts About Zal Batmanglij

Born April 28, 1980

Profession Film Director

## About Zal Batmanglij

He directed and co‑wrote the 2011 film Sound of My Voice and the 2013 film The East, both of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He also created the Netflix series The OA, which debuted in 2016.

##  Quotes by Zal Batmanglij

> [Violence doesn't interest me very much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/violence-doesn-t-interest-me-very-much/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Interest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/interest/)

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> [It's awesome to be part of a gay family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/it-s-awesome-to-be-part-of-a-gay-family/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Awesome](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awesome/)

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> [I never think the ends justify the means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-never-think-the-ends-justify-the-means/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Ends](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ends/)

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> [Existing outside of irony is so hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/existing-outside-of-irony-is-so-hard/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Existing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existing/)

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> [I love James Cameron. I love what he does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-love-james-cameron-i-love-what-he-does/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Does](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/does/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/zal-batmanglij-4753_does_i-love-james-cameron-i-love-what-he-does_11194.jpg)

> [It's funny how quickly human beings adapt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/it-s-funny-how-quickly-human-beings-adapt/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Adapt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adapt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/zal-batmanglij-4753_adapt_it-s-funny-how-quickly-human-beings-adap_3151768.jpg)

> [The art house is an elitist idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/the-art-house-is-an-elitist-idea/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/zal-batmanglij-4753_art_the-art-house-is-an-elitist-idea-1085517_1085517.jpg)

> [I'm very fascinated by genre.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-m-very-fascinated-by-genre/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Fascinated](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fascinated/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14d/zal-batmanglij-4753_fascinated_i-m-very-fascinated-by-genre-468843_468843.jpg)

> [I think the political is personal, and the personal is political.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-the-political-is-personal-and-the-personal-is-political/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[I think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-think/)

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> [If you want to make an anarchist film, make it with a corporation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/if-you-want-to-make-an-anarchist-film-make-it-with-a-corporation/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Anarchist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anarchist/)

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> [It's not easy to learn to trust someone and let someone trust you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/it-s-not-easy-to-learn-to-trust-someone-and-let-someone-trust-you/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Easy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easy/)

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> ['Sound of My Voice' had been written before 'Another Earth.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/sound-of-my-voice-had-been-written-before-another-earth/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Another](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another/)

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> [Marvel's storytelling is much wilder than 'The OA's,' but no one talks about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/marvel-s-storytelling-is-much-wilder-than-the-oa-s-but-no-one-talks/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

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> [I'm just interested in carving out a meaningful life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-m-just-interested-in-carving-out-a-meaningful-life/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Carving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carving/)

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> [Sci-fi always appealed to me, like, since I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/sci-fi-always-appealed-to-me-like-since-i-was-a-kid/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/651/zal-batmanglij-4753_always_sci-fi-always-appealed-to-me-like-since_1000646.jpg)

> ['Terminator' is one of my favorite films, and so is 'Terminator 2.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/terminator-is-one-of-my-favorite-films-and-so-is-terminator-2/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/zal-batmanglij-4753_cinema_terminator-is-one-of-my-favorite-films-a_2454987.jpg)

> [Nobody can seem more politicised and glamorous than the baby-boomers. But their kids are surprisingly robust and late bloomers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/nobody-can-seem-more-politicised-and-glamorous-than-the-baby-boomers/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Baby boomers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baby-boomers/)

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> [On 'Sound of My Voice,' I was the first and last word, which is kind of a dictatorship. I like collectives, though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/on-sound-of-my-voice-i-was-the-first-and-last-word-which-is-kind-of-a/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Dictatorship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dictatorship/)

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> [I think that 'Sound of My Voice' is about the claustrophobia of living today, and how do you crawl out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-that-sound-of-my-voice-is-about-the-claustrophobia-of-living/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Claustrophobia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/claustrophobia/)

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> [People are frustrated all over the country, whether they're in Oklahoma or Oregon or San Diego or San Francisco or L.A. or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/people-are-frustrated-all-over-the-country-whether-they-re-in/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [I think if I was interested in writing on my own, I would be a novelist - then you could write about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-if-i-was-interested-in-writing-on-my-own-i-would-be-a/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[I think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-think/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/zal-batmanglij-4753_i-think_i-think-if-i-was-interested-in-writing-o_517747.jpg)

> [The beauty of Netflix is, their job is to put stories out there, and not stories that appeal to everybody, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/the-beauty-of-netflix-is-their-job-is-to-put-stories-out-there-and/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Appeal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appeal/)

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> [That's the beauty of filmmaking: it's extremely humbling because you do it all over again all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/that-s-the-beauty-of-filmmaking-it-s-extremely-humbling-because-you/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Again](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/again/)

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> [I like how collaborative and cult-like filmmaking is. It's really family-oriented, tribe-oriented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-like-how-collaborative-and-cult-like-filmmaking-is-it-s-really/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/zal-batmanglij-4753_cinema_i-like-how-collaborative-and-cult-like-f_650533.jpg)

> [What I'm drawn to most as a filmmaker are these tribes that are seen as 'fringe' cultures. We live in a society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/what-i-m-drawn-to-most-as-a-filmmaker-are-these-tribes-that-are-seen/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/zal-batmanglij-4753_culture_what-i-m-drawn-to-most-as-a-filmmaker-ar_1466237.jpg)

> [The California tract houses are like the mundane meeting the mystical. Sometimes if you're driving at twilight, and you see those houses,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/the-california-tract-houses-are-like-the-mundane-meeting-the-mystical/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/zal-batmanglij-4753_beautiful_the-california-tract-houses-are-like-the_837125.jpg)

> [We want to make a 100 million dollar movie that we have created, in the way James Cameron or Chris Nolan does.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/we-want-to-make-a-100-million-dollar-movie-that-we-have-created-in/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Cool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cool/)

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> [A film set is all about hierarchy, but I always like to think about the circus. In the circus, there's this real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/a-film-set-is-all-about-hierarchy-but-i-always-like-to-think-about/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Circus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/circus/)

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> [Even in 'The OA,' we had to follow Guild requirements and put 'directed by' and the credits, and I'm embarrassed to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/even-in-the-oa-we-had-to-follow-guild-requirements-and-put-directed/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Guild](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guild/)

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> [I wanted to be a filmmaker, so my parents helped me by encouraging me to save my allowance. So I bought my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-wanted-to-be-a-filmmaker-so-my-parents-helped-me-by-encouraging-me/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Camera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/it-doesn-t-really-matter-what-someone-s-hair-looks-like-or-if-the/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Director](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director/)

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> [I remember being a kid, I was a little kid when my dad took me to 'Munchausen.' I guess he took my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-remember-being-a-kid-i-was-a-little-kid-when-my-dad-took-me-to/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Dad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dad/)

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> [It's very important for us because we are viewers, first and foremost. We view more than we make. For us, it's important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/it-s-very-important-for-us-because-we-are-viewers-first-and-foremost/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Best experiences](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-experiences/)

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> [For us, time travel is synonymous for the belief in all the things that are not seen, and also for the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/for-us-time-travel-is-synonymous-for-the-belief-in-all-the-things/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Aliens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aliens/)

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> [I love watching 'House of Cards.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-love-watching-house-of-cards/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Cards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cards/)

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> [I hate Q&As. They make me feel awkward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-hate-q-as-they-make-me-feel-awkward/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Awkward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awkward/)

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> ['The East' could easily be a TV show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/the-east-could-easily-be-a-tv-show/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Could](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/could/)

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> [I love being on a movie set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-love-being-on-a-movie-set/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/)

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> [I'm a gay man of colour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-m-a-gay-man-of-colour/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[Colour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colour/)

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> [I think 'The East' is political.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-the-east-is-political/)

[Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/)

[East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/east/)

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## Zal Batmanglij by topic

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