When I started out, nobody gave me scripts, so I had to write...

Many times when you make a movie, it feels like your biggest mistake. But even if a film isn't a hit, you shouldn't view it as a mistake.

It's just what I am. When I am in the zone making one movie, I just didn't want to read anything else or do anything else, so I don't really develop projects.

I think a movie is a media that is evoking feelings.

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more fun.

These days I'm mostly familiar with two parts of L.A.: one is movie culture, and the other is Asian culture. The Westside is work, and the Eastside is Chinese - which means my friends.

You become the movie you are making.