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# Zal Batmanglij

(1980)   Film Director

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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 · Page 2

> [I want to make the iPhone of movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-want-to-make-the-iphone-of-movies/)

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

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> [People are longing for tribe and community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/people-are-longing-for-tribe-and-community/)

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

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> [I wouldn't necessarily recommend shooting a feature film on a still camera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-wouldn-t-necessarily-recommend-shooting-a-feature-film-on-a-still/)

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> [A good story isn't preachy; a good story is always entertaining.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/a-good-story-isn-t-preachy-a-good-story-is-always-entertaining/)

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

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> [I thought 'Gone Baby Gone' was really modern in showing a couple going on an adventure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-thought-gone-baby-gone-was-really-modern-in-showing-a-couple-going/)

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

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> [If you really want to have an anarchist experience, make a movie with a studio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/if-you-really-want-to-have-an-anarchist-experience-make-a-movie-with/)

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

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> [I went to graduate school for directing at AFI in L.A., and I wanted to be a director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-went-to-graduate-school-for-directing-at-afi-in-l-a-and-i-wanted-to/)

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

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> [It's so hard to shoot wealth. It doesn't show up on film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/it-s-so-hard-to-shoot-wealth-it-doesn-t-show-up-on-film/)

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

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> [You think it's so cool to have movie stars in your movie, but they become people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/you-think-it-s-so-cool-to-have-movie-stars-in-your-movie-but-they/)

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

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> [I feel like I studied anthropology in college for a reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-feel-like-i-studied-anthropology-in-college-for-a-reason/)

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

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> [I think that the campaign that Fox Searchlight has thrown for 'Sound of My Voice' honors the film's roots and the film's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-that-the-campaign-that-fox-searchlight-has-thrown-for-sound/)

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

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> [In film, it is always collaborative, and so to me, it doesn't make sense to not be collaborative in one of its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/in-film-it-is-always-collaborative-and-so-to-me-it-doesn-t-make-sense/)

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

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> [When I was 14, I saw 'Terminator 2.' My mind was blown. What a beautiful movie. I found it really deep and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/when-i-was-14-i-saw-terminator-2-my-mind-was-blown-what-a-beautiful/)

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> [The beauty of 'The OA' or 'Stranger Things' is that they are both made by Netflix for Netflix. And so there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/the-beauty-of-the-oa-or-stranger-things-is-that-they-are-both-made-by/)

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

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> [I guess it the one consistent thing in my life was that sense of magic that film provide - I still remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-guess-it-the-one-consistent-thing-in-my-life-was-that-sense-of/)

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

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> [We're taught that food in a dumpster is waste. But when you find bags of bread that are perfectly good, all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/we-re-taught-that-food-in-a-dumpster-is-waste-but-when-you-find-bags/)

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

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> [It took us nine months to write 'The East'; we didn't start writing it on the computer until seven and a half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/it-took-us-nine-months-to-write-the-east-we-didn-t-start-writing-it/)

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

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> [You just have to make sure you keep living your life, challenging yourself, putting yourself in unusual experiences, thinking about what you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/you-just-have-to-make-sure-you-keep-living-your-life-challenging/)

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

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> [I remember in grade school having a group of friends and enjoying that sense of community, enjoying living in an imaginary world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-remember-in-grade-school-having-a-group-of-friends-and-enjoying/)

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

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> [A director really doesn't deal with performance that much, especially if you deal with great actors. Their work is the performance. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/a-director-really-doesn-t-deal-with-performance-that-much-especially/)

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[Cannot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannot/)

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> [We entered 'Lucid Grey' into the Georgetown festival on April 27, 2001. Now 'Sound of My Voice' is opening on April 27,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/we-entered-lucid-grey-into-the-georgetown-festival-on-april-27-2001/)

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

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> ['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'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/the-terminator-is-grounded-in-so-much-realism-it-s-again-a-story-that/)

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

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> [And if you were a very sophisticated con artist, what would you do to convince people that you were from the future?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/and-if-you-were-a-very-sophisticated-con-artist-what-would-you-do-to/)

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

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> [We're not trying to form a new religion. I think that all the powerful religions are pretty much the same. People like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/we-re-not-trying-to-form-a-new-religion-i-think-that-all-the-powerful/)

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[Bad thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-thing/)

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> [I stay away from the writing part because I think that if it sticks, it sticks. You just know it. The stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-stay-away-from-the-writing-part-because-i-think-that-if-it-sticks/)

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

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> [The first time I ever tried edamame, I thought it was gross. I didn't understand the hairy skin. It didn't taste good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/the-first-time-i-ever-tried-edamame-i-thought-it-was-gross-i-didn-t/)

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[First time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/first-time/)

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> [Faith requires a leap; otherwise, it just becomes science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/faith-requires-a-leap-otherwise-it-just-becomes-science/)

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

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> [The country gets so beat up in the media. It's worth remembering how much we love America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/the-country-gets-so-beat-up-in-the-media-it-s-worth-remembering-how/)

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

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> [A novel is both a story and a piece of writing. A movie is a story and a piece of filmmaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/a-novel-is-both-a-story-and-a-piece-of-writing-a-movie-is-a-story-and/)

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

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> [In every public space, everyone has their head down on their phone. Including me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/in-every-public-space-everyone-has-their-head-down-on-their-phone/)

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

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> [I don't want to make a 100 hundred million dollar movie I have no stake in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-don-t-want-to-make-a-100-hundred-million-dollar-movie-i-have-no/)

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

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> [You can't just express yourself and it becomes a movie. You have to get beyond that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/you-can-t-just-express-yourself-and-it-becomes-a-movie-you-have-to/)

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

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> [The best dumpster meal I has was the first one I had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/the-best-dumpster-meal-i-has-was-the-first-one-i-had/)

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

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> [Whatever you think of Edward Snowden, it took bravery to do what he did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/whatever-you-think-of-edward-snowden-it-took-bravery-to-do-what-he-did/)

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

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> [No one dives a dumpster like a rich kid dives a dumpster, because there's no shame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/no-one-dives-a-dumpster-like-a-rich-kid-dives-a-dumpster-because/)

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

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> [It's funny how you never know who you're going to share your life with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/it-s-funny-how-you-never-know-who-you-re-going-to-share-your-life-with/)

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

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> [We explored cults in 'Sound of My Voice.' I think cults have an underlying spiritual quality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/we-explored-cults-in-sound-of-my-voice-i-think-cults-have-an/)

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

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> [When I call 'Action,' I love to be surprised. And the actors I've been fortunate enough to work with always surprise me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/when-i-call-action-i-love-to-be-surprised-and-the-actors-i-ve-been/)

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

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> [We lived on anarchist farms, squatted in the inner city, and hopped rail cars. We wanted to see how other young people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/we-lived-on-anarchist-farms-squatted-in-the-inner-city-and-hopped/)

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

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> [Any director who's willing to be brave not only in terms of subject matter but also in terms of being emotional and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/any-director-who-s-willing-to-be-brave-not-only-in-terms-of-subject/)

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## Zal Batmanglij by topic

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