I'm a meathead, man. You've got smart people, and you've got dumb people. I just happen to be dumb.

I mean really wonderful. In teaching. Personal epiphanies. About life. About different perspectives-help with different perspectives that you have. You know what I mean? Relationships to nature. Relationships with the self. With other people. With events.

When the people you love are gone, you're alone.

I am waiting for the right story to tell. Just like 'Man of Tai Chi' just seemed to be the right story to tell. So I'm looking for that. Because I really love directing. I love developing the story. I love actors. I love the cinema of it, the way that you tell a story visually.

Anything where there's great enthusiasm, and a place to come share what you think is cool.

I was always interested - I mean, it's kind of part of your job - I was always interested in the camera.

Art is about trying to find the good in people, and making the world a more compassionate place.