“I had various jobs, I taught a SAT class, I was a bartender, I had a day job at an office and was making short films. I got grants from NYSCA and NEA for an idea, which later became 'Huckabees,' about a guy in a Chinese restaurant who had microphones on every table and heard every personal conversation and would write perversely personal fortunes.” WritingIdeasJobsFilmGuyClassHeardTaughtConversationOfficeTablesFortuneVariousChineseSatRestaurantsGrantsMicrophonesDay JobsBartenderShort Films Author:David O. Russell
“I'm sure the movie industry is going up but I would love to see more Chinese films about contemporary Chinese about the problems of life on the street.” ProblemFilmStreetsIndustryContemporaryChineseMovie Industry Author:Paz Vega
“I like to go back to Chinese film-making from time to time. I don't think I can make Chinese films back to back; it's such a big effort. I'd have to take a very long break.” ThinkingLongI CanBigsFilmEffortBreakChinese Author:Ang Lee
“Its not easy for Chinese actors to do foreign films, and its not easy for foreign actors to do Chinese films.” FilmActorsEasyChinese Author:Zhou Xun
“A lot of Chinese martial arts films were based on Chinese martial arts novels. And these novels created a world of putting history, calligraphy, and martial arts into one.” WorldArtFilmNovelChineseMartial ArtsCalligraphyArt Films Author:Donnie Yen
“Making a martial arts film in English to me is the same as John Wayne speaking Chinese in a western.” ArtFilmWesternChineseMartial ArtsWayneArt Films Author:Ang Lee