I'm a meathead. I can't help it, man. You've got smart people and you've got dumb people.

There’s nothing wrong with being gay, so to deny it is to make a judgment.

Environmental issues are on everyone’s mind. It’s part of our culture now and I can only applaud and laud anyone who is doing what they can and raising awareness.

Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times, they can only make you stronger.

I was always interested – I mean, it’s kind of part of your job – I was always interested in the camera.

Eventually, it came to this place like, ‘I’d like to direct, but I need to find the story to tell.’ ‘Man of Tai Chi’ became the story to tell.

Artists are losing the choice to use film. People have a love for it – the grain, how it feels, the texture.

Abstract expression is so solid, so successful and recognizable, but there’s a mystery about the artists that goes into it, a fetishism about the artists themselves and who they were.

I’ve been really fortunate to be able to do different kinds of films in different scales, different genres, different kinds of roles, and that is important to me.

I am waiting for the right story to tell. Just like ‘Man of Tai Chi’ just seemed to be the right story to tell. So I’m looking for that. Because I really love directing. I love developing the story. I love actors. I love the cinema of it, the way that you tell a story visually.