“My goal was never to make Facebook cool.”

Audio Interview http://www.geekson.com/archives/archiveepisodes/2006/episode080406.htm with Geekson http://www.geekson.com in Episode 54, (4 August 2006)

Rules of the Game: The Style Diaries (2007)
Context: A lot of people make the mistake of trying to defend principles in relationships. My goal is long-term happiness. And I make choices that aren’t going to undermine that goal.

Source: As a professional hero and patriot, my goal is always to be proud of the name of Iran and Iranians, and in this way I fight with all my might to be able to raise the holy flag of my country in important and prestigious squares. https://www.mizan.news/003Ay1 Mizan News, (September 12, 2021)

On 60-Minutes Why victims of internet lies want Section 230 repealed https://www.cbsnews.com/news/section-230-internet-60-minutes-2021-01-03/ broadcast January 3, 2020

As quoted in "'Greening of America' author to present lecture series" in the Yale Bulletin & Calendar, Vol. 29, No. 4 (29 September 2000) http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/v29.n4/story3.html

Future Proofing You (2021)

Terry Gilliam's flying circus (2006)
Context: I like the Coen brothers. Their films are smart and disturbing. I am very impressed by what George Clooney is doing now. He is very political. I like the fact that he did Oceans Eleven and Oceans Twelve, made all that money and then leveraged the money and his success into interesting projects. Johnny Depp has also set up a production company and is showing an interest in risky projects that will not be easy.
I am sorry that it is hard for the average person, and even for an above-average person, to see a film that is not a Hollywood production. You see those films only in the festivals. There are few people there. That is worrying. People don't think. My goal in work is to make them think. The media do the opposite.