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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 3

> [Actors love to do extreme things, so that is why they become actors; otherwise, they'd be novelists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/actors-love-to-do-extreme-things-so-that-is-why-they-become-actors/)

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

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> [I think it's really important that you don't get caught up in the way the filmmaking community isolates you and the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-it-s-really-important-that-you-don-t-get-caught-up-in-the-way/)

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

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> [I think if aliens came to Earth, we would laugh. If there was an alien technology, we would laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-if-aliens-came-to-earth-we-would-laugh-if-there-was-an-alien/)

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

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> [Especially in America, when you move away from home, sometimes you get disconnected with your grandparents, your friends you grew up with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/especially-in-america-when-you-move-away-from-home-sometimes-you-get/)

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

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> [I think if there's anything 2016 has taught me, it's that we have a real hard time with women in our society;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-if-there-s-anything-2016-has-taught-me-it-s-that-we-have-a/)

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

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> [I think we're really hungry for family in America, especially when I feel like people are really pulled apart from their families.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-we-re-really-hungry-for-family-in-america-especially-when-i/)

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

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> [I don't understand how our story can be so bonkers, but 'Captain Marvel' isn't. A lot of the ideas in 'The OA'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-don-t-understand-how-our-story-can-be-so-bonkers-but-captain-marvel/)

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

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> [Sarah Polley's 'Stories We Tell,' James Ponsoldt's 'The Spectacular Now,' Destin Daniel Cretton's 'Short Term 12' - these are really important movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/sarah-polley-s-stories-we-tell-james-ponsoldt-s-the-spectacular-now/)

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

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> [Group think and groups in general allow you to more fully give yourself to something other than yourself and your betterment -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/group-think-and-groups-in-general-allow-you-to-more-fully-give/)

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

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> [It really ups your production value when you have one person that you can use as your avatar through a story, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/it-really-ups-your-production-value-when-you-have-one-person-that-you/)

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

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> [I don't think we set out to make 'The East' in order to necessarily change people's hearts; I don't know how much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-don-t-think-we-set-out-to-make-the-east-in-order-to-necessarily/)

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

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> [I think we're really hungry for family in America, especially when I feel like people are really pulled apart from their families.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-we-re-really-hungry-for-family-in-america-especially-when-i-2/)

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

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> [I always think that 'Sound of My Voice' is a movie about the crumbs in 'Hansel and Gretel.' You know, those crumbs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-always-think-that-sound-of-my-voice-is-a-movie-about-the-crumbs-in/)

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

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> [That's the key thing I learned from making 'The East': It doesn't matter what happens in your life, good or bad. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/that-s-the-key-thing-i-learned-from-making-the-east-it-doesn-t-matter/)

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> [We would meet truck drivers, and they were like, ''Orange Is the New Black' is my favorite show.' And we're like, 'What?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/we-would-meet-truck-drivers-and-they-were-like-orange-is-the-new/)

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> [I loved 'Terminator 2' as a teenager and 'Sound of Music' when I was a kid. I also loved 'Requiem For A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-loved-terminator-2-as-a-teenager-and-sound-of-music-when-i-was-a/)

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[College student](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college-student/)

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> [A lot of people dub our work as New Age. But for some reason, they don't dub Stan Lee's work that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/a-lot-of-people-dub-our-work-as-new-age-but-for-some-reason-they-don/)

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

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> [I think about a lot of my favorite directors, and I think about their first films, and I have great admiration for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-about-a-lot-of-my-favorite-directors-and-i-think-about-their/)

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

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> [I think we have to go through a lot of rituals in order to fill the gap of meaning in our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-we-have-to-go-through-a-lot-of-rituals-in-order-to-fill-the/)

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

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> [Claustrophobia is a theme that I feel is really rife in 'Sound of my Voice' and struggling to come up for air…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/claustrophobia-is-a-theme-that-i-feel-is-really-rife-in-sound-of-my/)

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

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> [To make 'Sound of My Voice,' we had to conceive the entire world and understand it holistically. If you want to show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/to-make-sound-of-my-voice-we-had-to-conceive-the-entire-world-and/)

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

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> [I think disparaging something you don't understand, while a very normal thing - I expect more from serious people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-disparaging-something-you-don-t-understand-while-a-very/)

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

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> [When I was 17, I grew from being something like 5'2'' to 6 foot - I grew a lot - and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/when-i-was-17-i-grew-from-being-something-like-5-2-to-6-foot-i-grew-a/)

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

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> [People don't really believe that their computer or sneakers are made by small hands, a child's hands, or a person who is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/people-don-t-really-believe-that-their-computer-or-sneakers-are-made/)

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> [I think that all the powerful religions are pretty much the same. People like to pretend they are very different, but they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-think-that-all-the-powerful-religions-are-pretty-much-the-same/)

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

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> [I don't know if any specific religion is the one to subscribe to. I'm not saying, one way or the other. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-don-t-know-if-any-specific-religion-is-the-one-to-subscribe-to-i-m/)

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

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> [At AFI, you make three cycle films your first year, and then you make a thesis film your second year, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/at-afi-you-make-three-cycle-films-your-first-year-and-then-you-make-a/)

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