Nobody can seem more politicised and glamorous than the baby-boomers. But their kids are surprisingly robust and late bloomers. Zal Batmanglij Read Quote
I think that the campaign that Fox Searchlight has thrown for ‘Sound of My Voice’ honors the film’s roots and the film’s integrity, and I don’t think it overwhelms the film at all. Zal Batmanglij Read Quote
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 movies knows that, because you can replace the sound. Or, like, any one shot is not that important, because they all add up together. Zal Batmanglij Read Quote
I think we have to go through a lot of rituals in order to fill the gap of meaning in our lives. Zal Batmanglij Read Quote
The first time I ever tried edamame, I thought it was gross. I didn’t understand the hairy skin. It didn’t taste good to me. Now I scarf down a bowl of edamame when I sit down at a restaurant, and I don’t think twice about it. Zal Batmanglij Read Quote
I don’t know if any specific religion is the one to subscribe to. I’m not saying, one way or the other. I don’t want to get involved in that. But, I think having faith in this experience we are having as a group of people on Earth helps a lot. Zal Batmanglij Read Quote
I always think that ‘Sound of My Voice’ is a movie about the crumbs in ‘Hansel and Gretel.’ You know, those crumbs. It’s about finding your way out of the claustrophobia and alienation of modern life. Zal Batmanglij Read Quote
We entered ‘Lucid Grey’ into the Georgetown festival on April 27, 2001. Now ‘Sound of My Voice’ is opening on April 27, 11 years later. It couldn’t have happened in a more perfectly cinematic way. Zal Batmanglij Read Quote
