“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
“Chairman Mao not only introduced Pinyin in China, but also simplified half the Chinese characters, believing that fewer strokes would enable more people to learn to write the characters.” PeopleWritingBelieveCharacterHalfChinaChineseFewerStrokesChairmanMaoChairman Mao Author:David Tang
“I write on sacred stories, symbols and rituals of all cultures - European, American and Chinese - but my audiences, typically, like me to focus on India.” WritingStoriesCultureAudienceFocusIndiaSacredLike MeSymbolsChineseRitual Author:Devdutt Pattanaik
“Yesterday was Chinese New Year. It's the Year of the Rabbit. And here's how dumb I am. I'm still writing the Year of the Pig on my checks.” WritingYearsStillsStupidityYesterdayChecksDumbChineseNew YearPigsRabbits Author:David Letterman