When I was a kid I feel lonely, I have not many friends. If you make a movie, then you can work with different kinds of people and make different kinds of friend. That's very important to me.

The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but action is not the only thing in my movies. I always like to show human nature - something deep inside the heart.

I have found my heaven in musicals. When I watch a musical, it makes me believe life is still beautiful.

There is absolutely no Wuxia or martial arts in 'Red Cliff.' I want all the action to look realistic.

I wrote my children's book because I believe there are children that are hurting and may need to know that there is love out there for them- God's love.

Libraries can take the place of God.

The most important thing in our war preparations is to teach all our people to hate U.S. imperialism. Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority.

From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay people.