I feel that it means a lot to the people of Iran that my film is represented at the Oscars, and it makes me happy to bring them that joy, that I'm representing them and that I'm able to give them that element of pleasure to be the envoy from Iran. It's a very pleasant thing.
“A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke - and that the joke is oneself.”
“Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another.”