100 Quotes by Justin Lin

Do what you love. I've seen so many people through the years calculate and speculate on what films to do in order 'to make it.' And every time those projects crash and burn.

People I work with are part of my family now: I feel like that's the new sense of family around the world.

I always end up in these volatile situations.

Cinema is actually very backward. When we see gay characters or people of color, they're always there for that reason. I'm personally kind of sick of that. I love to see characters who just live and breathe and are comfortable in that space.

When I was growing up, the honor role kids were picked on by the jocks. And those kids said, 'You know, 15 years from now, I'm going to be their boss and own them.'

It's dangerous to buy the American Dream without questioning. We need to ask, 'Why do I want this dream?'

When I was in film school I had this great professor, Jerzy Antczak, a Polish filmmaker, and Joe Russo of the Russo Brothers were in my class. It was this kind of Easter European philosophy of motivating camera only through character and motions, and just exploring with lenses. That was the best year of my education in my life.

You can't cheat comedy. You know, it either is going to be there on the day you capture or it's not.

I love films where even if you don't like the film, it doesn't matter. It's about respecting a point of view.