I'm Not A Hollywood Director. I'm An

There Are Times When You Have To Face Your Enemies, Sit Down And Deal With It.

The Most Important Thing Is The Script.

[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.

Always Stay Open To Surprise.

It Seems To Me That Any Sensible Person Must See That Violence Does Not Change The World And If It Does, Then Only Temporarily.