I Happen To Like Vampires More Than

You Don't Make Pictures For Oscars.

Being Independent... Is Being Innovative Out Of Inspiration As Well As Necessity.

I Can't Really Envision A Time When I'm Not Shooting Something.

[action's] A Western Thing. We Think Of The Hero Going Into Battle, Rebelling Against A Government Or An Oppressor, But [in Kundun] Action Is Nonaction Or What Appears To Be Nonaction. That's A Hard Concept For Western Audiences. . . . We Wanted To Show A Kind Of Moral Action, A Spiritual Action, An Emotional Action. Some People Will Pick Up On It; Some Won't.

Hong Kong Cinema Is Something You Can't Duplicate Anyway.