I grew up pretty much prevented from knowing anything from Communist China except that they were the bad guys that stole our country.

The woman's perspective is like the dark side of the moon: it always exists, but it is never exposed, at least not in my culture.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.

I am not particularly religious. But I think we do face the question of where God is, why we are created and where does life go, why we exist. That sort of thing. And it is very hard to talk about it these days, because it cannot be proven. It is hard to discuss it rationally.

My father was the center of the family, and everyone tried to please him.

Economically, it’s more expensive to make movies. I hope digital movies change that.

Mostly it's like, I get inspired by something and I want to learn that part of filmmaking, I want to delve into that kind of depth. And leading, also, a lot of people. A lot of people, for two years of their life they follow me, and they believe what I believe in. So that's some responsibility and I'd like to make it worth the effort.