When people finance a movie, they have their own ideas and have things they want to change.
I didn't grow up making coffee. I'm not good at it.
For a while I had a little company and made corporate videos, did some little documentaries, almost, for court cases and mediations.
Protagonists traditionally are active characters.
I never want to tell a story where I'm lecturing to the audience.
The questions I want to ask will revolve around humans, connection, relationships, family, and stories - what are the stories we tell ourselves and each other?
In my family, and especially when I go back to China, it's always like, prepare your stomach, because it's the way that they express love.
But when you're grieving, when you're going through something difficult, you lose your appetite. You don't want to eat. People are also always commenting on your weight, while at the same time forcing you to eat, so it's very complicated.
