Justin Lin
Justin Lin

I made a lot of mistakes along the way, but feel incredibly lucky to be in the position I am now and to be able to play a small part in trying to support talented, aspiring young filmmakers out there through a program like 'Interpretations' who, like me, had the desire and passion, but no connections to the industry.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

The harder we push forward into the unknown the more it intensifies the reflection of humanity. That's what I really love about 'Star Trek.'

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

After I made 'Better Luck Tomorrow' and started taking meetings in Hollywood, I quickly learned that Asian Americans weren't even in the conversation as a minority, since there wasn't even a significant enough audience, and especially an audience for Asian American content.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

He was never a kung fu guy. Now, he's Mr. Kung Fu. Oh, man. Even Chow Yun-Fat gets typed!

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

Ang Lee and 'Hulk,' for instance - a movie about a guy with different-colored skin and a lot of repressed rage? Sounds like the perfect film for an Asian, to me!

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

The martial arts genre a lot of times has been relegated to B-level action.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

We make movies and we all try our best and sometimes we connect with the audience, sometimes we don't.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

I think within the ideology of what 'Trek' is, that it actually makes the daunting task of making something new more manageable, because it's part of 'Trek's' very design to tackle new worlds and characters.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

Working with Zhao Wei and Huang Xiaoming, they're not just Chinese stars, they're movie stars.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

We had a pretty good life, growing up in Taiwan, and I think my dad really made a concerted effort to say hey, we're going to take a chance and go halfway around the world so that my kids can have more opportunities.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

Like, action to me is no fun if it's not built around character.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

My Taiwanese parents came to America with no money and supported my brothers and me as small business owners in Orange County, which is close to L.A. but about as far away from Hollywood as you can be.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

If I make a film like 'Better Luck Tomorrow' or 'Finishing the Game,' I'll protect it with everything I have.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

I grew up peeling shrimp and making tartar sauce.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

I remember when I was a kid, I'd watch 'Kung Fu Theater' on TV, and all the movies would star guys named things like 'Bruce Lai' - you'd never get the real Bruce Lee films. So when I finally saw 'Enter the Dragon,' I was like, 'Holy cow, who is this guy?'

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

Sometimes, I think it's important to be a filmmaker first and be able to talk about whatever you want to after that.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

There was something so pure about 'Better Luck Tomorrow' because money wasn't the currency. It was passion. The fact we were trying to do something even though no one was asking us to. It meant a lot.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

For the longest time, the Asian-American community would talk about representation, but I think it's also about the freedom to really shape, create, and explore issues that are important to us, regardless of whether it's positive or negative, as long as it's three dimensional.

Justin Lin
Justin Lin

It's a privilege to go and have fun and do what you're passionate about for a living.