Americans Are Hidden Dragons To Me.

Many Times When You Make A Movie, It Feels Like Your Biggest Mistake. But Even If A Film Isn't A Hit, You Shouldn't View It As A Mistake.

Making This Movie As A Period Piece About A Period That Was Very Recent In People's Minds. I Was In Taiwan [during The 1970s], So I Hope I Did All Right. Otherwise, It Could Be The Biggest Embarrassment Of My Life. Also, The Story Is Not Linear, It's Patchy, Like A Cubist Painting, And There Is Always The Possibility It Will Not Hold Together, It Will Fall Apart. The Tone Is Part Satire, Part Serious Drama, Part Tragedy, All Mixed Together, And It Has To Hit An Emotional Core. That's Also Very Scary.

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 Screening.

So I'm A One Movie At A Time Person, I Don't Develop. Normally We Do A Movie Then One Thing Leads To Another. If Something Pops Up That Catches My Attention, Then I'll Decide.

My Hometown Was One Of The Major U.s. Air Force Bases.