“Group think and groups in general allow you to more fully give yoursel...” — Zal Batmanglij Quote

“Group think and groups in general allow you to more fully give yourself to something other than yourself and your betterment - to feel a sense of belonging. Now is this a good thing? I don't know, but it's something that is longed for, at least by me.”

“You can't just express yourself and it becomes a movie. You have to get beyond that.”

“To make 'Sound of My Voice,' we had to conceive the entire world and understand it holistically. If you want to show less in a movie, you've got to figure out more.”

“As a civilian not playing sport, to get that sense of real belonging and feeling how you are progressing through the day is what I loved and miss.”

“I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.”

“I refuse to surrender my Swedish passport despite having lived in this country for 43 of my 54 years because it gives me a sense of belonging and is an expression of my origins.”