“I like to say, Chop sueys the biggest culinary joke that one culture has ever played on another, because chop suey, if you translate into Chinese, means tsap sui, which, if you translate back, means odds and ends.” IfsMeanEndsCultureJokesChineseCulinaryOddsTranslateOdds And Ends Author:Jennifer Lee
“If you wanna do a film where you have a big scope, you've got to make your characters relatable and genuine.” IfsCharacterBigsFilmGenuineScopeRelatable Author:Jennifer Lee
“The philosophy I always have is what's the sentence that would tell me about each shot. If I can't read why the shot's there, what is the story trying to say?” IfsTryingI CanPhilosophyStoriesShotsSentences Author:Jennifer Lee
“I think if you create well balanced characters that are well represented, boys and girls relate to them whether they're boys or girls.” IfsThinkingWellsCharacterGirlBoysRelateBalancedBoy And Girl Author:Jennifer Lee
“I'm still the person who naively thinks if I can imagine it, I can have it.” IfsThinkingPersonsStillsI CanImagine Author:Jennifer Lee
“If I learned one thing, it is that self-doubt is one of the most destructive forces. It makes you defensive instead of open, reactive instead of active. Self-doubt is consuming and cruel. And my hope today is that we can all collectively agree to ban it. . . . Think to the moments of your life when you forgot to doubt yourself. When you were so inspired that you were just living and creating and working. Pay attention to those moments because they're trying to reach you through those lenses of doubt and trying to show you your potential.” IfsThinkingTryingSelfMomentsShowsTodayForcePayAttentionDoubtOne ThingCreatingAgreeInspiredActivePay AttentionDestructiveGraduationLensesConsumingBansSelf-doubt Author:Jennifer Lee
“If you don't want the nickname, don't live up to it.” IfsWantReputationNicknames Author:Jennifer Lee
