100 Quotes by Justin Lin

Terminator' was one of my favorite films growing up.

I get to make movies; I get to do what I love.

You can't expect Hollywood to take a risk.

I think one of the great things is that when I got started, no one would return my calls, and now I get a lot of phone calls, which is good. I have options.

I kind of approach action/non-action very much similarly. It has to be character-based and it has to kind of come off the theme and the overall arc.

That's the thing I truly enjoy, when you can work with good people who are very talented.

I made a lot of mistakes along the way, but feel incredibly lucky to be in the position I am now and to be able to play a small part in trying to support talented, aspiring young filmmakers out there through a program like 'Interpretations' who, like me, had the desire and passion, but no connections to the industry.

There's no guidebook on how to be a filmmaker. I just try to do my best.

I'm the child of immigrants.