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When you have an opportunity to do something again, the money goes up and people get more conservative.
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I grew up, from ages 8 to 18, watching reruns of 'Star Trek' with my dad and my mom when they got home from work.
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You want to have pressure and tell stories that you find a real reason to tell, aside from any business reason. If business is your only reason, that always goes badly.
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All my friends were 'Star Wars' kids but I didn't go to the movies, so I was the 'Star Trek' kid.
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I've sat in so many meetings where they talk about converting movies to 3D just for the China market and just to make more money. I saw that people in China work long, long hours and that it's expensive to go to the movies, and you want to rip them off for even more money? I don't think that's right.
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I'm extremely proud to be part of the 'Fast' franchise, it is an experience I will always treasure.
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As soon as I saw 'Chinglish' on Broadway, I began to envision this smart and insightful cross-cultural comedy as a film.
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Growing up, I felt there was nothing my dad couldn't do, but didn't get the chance to do when we moved. I think he latched on to 'Trek' because of the sense of exploration and discovery, and hope. I think that's what he connected to.
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All of my definitions of family were heavily influenced by my 'Star Trek' experience.
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Definitely the hardest thing is to find time to be grounded with real life, but without it, I don't think I'd be able to continue to grow as a filmmaker.
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We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.
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I loved basketball and grew up with the Lakers and Magic Johnson. That was a big part of me.
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I've always admired Bruce Lee for his trailblazing efforts opening doors for Asians in entertainment and beyond.
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The harder we push forward into the unknown the more it intensifies the reflection of humanity. That's what I really love about 'Star Trek.'
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Working with Zhao Wei and Huang Xiaoming, they're not just Chinese stars, they're movie stars.
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There's a respect factor in filmmaking, like in sports, where certain things are kept in the locker room.
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You sometimes get the sense that when people make sequels, they get conservative. If something worked, they do it over and over and over again.
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When I go on set, it's very important, the lenses I choose, what I choose to frame or not frame and that's how I make my movies.
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I remember when I was a kid, I'd watch 'Kung Fu Theater' on TV, and all the movies would star guys named things like 'Bruce Lai' - you'd never get the real Bruce Lee films. So when I finally saw 'Enter the Dragon,' I was like, 'Holy cow, who is this guy?'
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I think within the ideology of what 'Trek' is, that it actually makes the daunting task of making something new more manageable, because it's part of 'Trek's' very design to tackle new worlds and characters.
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He was never a kung fu guy. Now, he's Mr. Kung Fu. Oh, man. Even Chow Yun-Fat gets typed!
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My Taiwanese parents came to America with no money and supported my brothers and me as small business owners in Orange County, which is close to L.A. but about as far away from Hollywood as you can be.
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For filmmakers that want to have certain control, there are certain things you can't do in VR.
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Sports is one of those few things left in our society where, as soon as you step on the court, or get in the ring, you are who you are.
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When I did my first student film, it was a ten minute film and it cost $U.S.4,000. I worked three jobs to pay for that and I haven't really slept since.
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As 'Warrior' comes together, I can't help but feel the pride of correcting a wrong and helping bring Bruce Lee's dream project to life.
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Sometimes, I think it's important to be a filmmaker first and be able to talk about whatever you want to after that.
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Ang Lee and 'Hulk,' for instance - a movie about a guy with different-colored skin and a lot of repressed rage? Sounds like the perfect film for an Asian, to me!
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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.
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It's a privilege to go and have fun and do what you're passionate about for a living.
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We had a pretty good life, growing up in Taiwan, and I think my dad really made a concerted effort to say hey, we're going to take a chance and go halfway around the world so that my kids can have more opportunities.
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Growing up, my parents had this little fish and chips restaurant in Anaheim in the shadows of Disneyland, and they didn't close until 9 P.M. As a family, we didn't eat dinner until 10 P.M., and we would watch the original Star Trek every night at 11.
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That's the thing I truly enjoy, when you can work with good people who are very talented.
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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.
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That's in the mission statement when you're part of 'Trek.' It's our job to try to be bold and push forward. You have to be conscious of that.
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