You make a film and you don't know who it's going to appeal to.

My father is the Hollywood equivalent of a clean, fillet-brazed frame. My brother is like one of those fat-tubed aluminum Cannondales. I'm more like one of those Taiwanese Masis.

I probably grow half my food. It's a good way to keep perspective.

We get very set in our ways and it's sometimes hard to look beyond what else is out there.

Film is an illusion. Fame is ephemeral. Faith and family are what endure.

Writing is a lonely job, unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.

You make a film and you don't know who it's going to appeal to.