For the first four years of my studying in the U.S., I couldn't go home for two reasons. One is I was afraid that if I left my student visa may not hold and I wouldn't be able to come back to continue. Second, there was this big outrage in China that I didn't know how to face the public.
Amanda SchullUsually you read a script and you know somebody who knows somebody who maybe knew that person or met them once.
Amanda SchullThe second time I was banned was when I directed a film called Xiu Xiu. I was banned for three years from China.
Amanda SchullI think one of the big challenges about science fiction is finding truth to relate to as an actor.
Amanda SchullCenter Stage focused on the drive and what it's like to be a student, and this is what it's like to be an adult and what you need to give up in the pursuit of that passion and that focus.
Amanda Schull