I Grew Up Pretty Much Prevented From

On A Chinese Film You Just Give Orders, No One Questions You. Here, You Have To Convince People, You Have To Tell Them Why You Want To Do It A Certain Way, And They Argue With You. Democracy.

Things That Don't Have A Big Impact Seem To Be Crucial. Always When You Go Out To Make A Movie You Have Questions, "what If This Doesn't Work? What If That Doesn't Work?" You Want To Cover Yourself, You Want To Bring Back Enough [footage] So You Can Do Something.

If There's Something That Can Be Formulated, Regulated, Give You Security, Then Nobody Would Lose Money. Every Movie Would Be Successful. And That's Certainly Not The Case.

I Think Great Romance Needs Great Obstacles And Textures.

My First Instinct Was To Cast As Close To The Short Story As Possible, But Then I Realized That I Needed Actors Who Could Go For It And That They Had To Function Well As A Couple In A Love Story.