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If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything. ”
I want to be part of a different kind of celebrity, one that thinks not just about charity but policy. ”
There are some artists that may actually be crazy, but there are some artists that just make different choices, and because they are different, we call them crazy. ”
When I'm on the road, museums end up being a place I go to in different cities that is always interesting. Museums and independent record stores. ”
I related to his disillusionment. Thinking that he was going for this big dream. Then he kind of saw through it all at one point and went back home. Then he started a bender, which I can relate to of course. ”
Tell me what is right and I will fight for it. ”
I have an image of Shanghai, which is quite different from other directors, I think. The story of Shanghai should happen in back alleys. ”
To make a film like 'The Grandmaster,' I know I'm not going to make just a standard kung-fu film; it's not going to be just tricks or like wire works. So I spent seven years on the road interviewing different schools and a lot of real grandmasters from Chinese martial arts. ”
I'm not very aware of styles. We never talk about styles before we start shooting, or even during shooting, because I think the film will bring you there. ”
I think one day I can make a book about coffee shops in Hong Kong. I spent almost most of my time in coffee shops, in different coffee shops. ”