In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate them. You can discard them, but you can't really hate them.

I don't have incredible knowledge about films or of filmmaking history; I'm not that kind of person.

I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures.

We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.

If there's something that can be formulated, regulated, give you security, then nobody would lose money. Every movie would be successful. And that's certainly not the case.

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.

I look at American movies, the big muscles, and try to apply that to Chinese film-making.