I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me.

I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting to pick it as my first martial arts film. It has a very strong female character and it was very abundant in classic Chinese textures.

What is really a stretch to me is to make quick decisions.

I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances.

So there was one point I thought I was gonna lose it, but once I get on something I have to finish it; I just kept persuading them and they turned around. One good thing was the international guys really stood behind this movie, they thought they could support this film. So these guys step up and that's really good, and then they turned around.

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

After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.