I just did a dramatic love story. Whether it's a cultural phenomenon is not for me to say.

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

On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have to convince people, you have to tell them why you want to do it a certain way, and they argue with you. Democracy.

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

Emotions serve characters' purposes. That is their motivation.

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

Things that don't have a big impact seem to be crucial. Always when you go out to make a movie you have questions, "What if this doesn't work? What if that doesn't work?" you want to cover yourself, you want to bring back enough [footage] so you can do something.