I wouldn't necessarily recommend shooting a feature film on a still camera. — Zal Batmanglij Camera Copy Share Image
'Terminator' is one of my favorite films, and so is 'Terminator 2.' — Zal Batmanglij Cinema Copy Share Image
Marvel's storytelling is much wilder than 'The OA's,' but no one talks about that. — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I don't want to make a 100 hundred million dollar movie I have no stake in. — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I think if I was interested in writing on my own, I would be a novelist - then you could write about… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
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 Country 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 Claustrophobia Copy Share Image
Sarah Polley's 'Stories We Tell,' James Ponsoldt's 'The Spectacular Now,' Destin Daniel Cretton's 'Short Term 12' - these are really important movies. — Zal Batmanglij Film Copy Share Image
I don't understand how our story can be so bonkers, but 'Captain Marvel' isn't. A lot of the ideas in 'The OA'… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I think we're really hungry for family in America, especially when I feel like people are really pulled apart from their families. — Zal Batmanglij America Copy Share Image
I think if there's anything 2016 has taught me, it's that we have a real hard time with women in our society;… — Zal Batmanglij Feminine Copy Share Image
To make 'Sound of My Voice,' we had to conceive the entire world and understand it holistically. If you want to show… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I remember being a kid, I was a little kid when my dad took me to 'Munchausen.' I guess he took my… — Zal Batmanglij Dad Copy Share Image
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 Director Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a filmmaker, so my parents helped me by encouraging me to save my allowance. So I bought my… — Zal Batmanglij Camera Copy Share Image
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 Guild 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… — Zal Batmanglij Circus Copy Share Image
I don't know if any specific religion is the one to subscribe to. I'm not saying, one way or the other. I… — Zal Batmanglij Earth Copy Share Image
I think that all the powerful religions are pretty much the same. People like to pretend they are very different, but they… — Zal Batmanglij Faith 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
In every public space, everyone has their head down on their phone. Including me. — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
We explored cults in 'Sound of My Voice.' I think cults have an underlying spiritual quality. — Zal Batmanglij Cults Copy Share Image
It's funny how you never know who you're going to share your life with. — Zal Batmanglij Funny Copy Share Image
Whatever you think of Edward Snowden, it took bravery to do what he did. — Zal Batmanglij Bravery 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
You can't just express yourself and it becomes a movie. You have to get beyond that. — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
The country gets so beat up in the media. It's worth remembering how much we love America. — Zal Batmanglij America Copy Share Image
A novel is both a story and a piece of writing. A movie is a story and a piece of filmmaking. — Zal Batmanglij Books Copy Share Image
I feel like I studied anthropology in college for a reason. — Zal Batmanglij Anthropology Copy Share Image
Claustrophobia is a theme that I feel is really rife in 'Sound of my Voice' and struggling to come up for air… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
I think disparaging something you don't understand, while a very normal thing - I expect more from serious people. — Zal Batmanglij Disparaging Copy Share Image
I think about a lot of my favorite directors, and I think about their first films, and I have great admiration for… — Zal Batmanglij Admiration Copy Share Image
