Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to show that you're in good hands. So we broke that rule. I think a lot….

I think doing period piece is easier, because after a certain distance, everybody is equal, I think. The relative contemporary is harder. I think tha….

I had to find my way of translating the excitement you get when you're reading comic books to the big screen..

I feel like all of my characters now take this congested situation, they clash, and from there you purge yourself..

When you go for something because you're curious about it, you get psyched up about the chance of getting into it. It's like an actor meets a role, a….

In Taiwan, I'd be like Michael Jordan walking down the street..

To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie - culturally and psychologically - but by the….

I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along..

When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it w….

It's not a pleasure torturing actors, although some of them enjoy it..

Everyone in the gay community doesn't think alike..

Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted to do, and frankly I don't think I was ready to do a big pr….

When I started out, nobody gave me scripts, so I had to write....

I'm not a master of films. I'm rather a slave..

I don't like to deal with studios. I don't like to have conversations with executives. I pitch to the studio, then never talk to them until the test ….

I like to go back to Chinese film-making from time to time. I don't think I can make Chinese films back to back; it's such a big effort. I'd have to ….

I like to think I'm un-categorisable..

I don't think the Hulk is a superhero. He's the first Marvel character who is a tragic monster. Really an anti-hero..

If it was a choice between making movies and doing nothing, he'd probably still wish me to make movies, So he made me keep going..

I'm just a pretty regular dad..

I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances..