In the current climate, we live in a pessimistic and non-idealistic world.

I still have the art projects my kids made for me 20 years ago. I cherish them, crude and silly as some of them may be.

We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.

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.

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

By definition, I believe I am unapologetically optimistic and I am unapologetically earnest.

What I find interesting is that the people that follow your Twitters are called 'followers.' Talk about false idolatry, right?