I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting to pick it as my first martial arts film. It has a very strong female character and it was very abundant in classic Chinese textures.

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I took the name Green Destiny from - well there is such a sword called...

I took the name Green Destiny from - well there is such a sword called...

When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just...

When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just...

Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted...

Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted...

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me.

I think people are universal.

I think people are universal.

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more...

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more...

My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but...

My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but...

Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that...

Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that...

Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to...

Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to...

I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie,...

I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie,...

When I have a full schedule like that, I don't see myself sitting there for...

When I have a full schedule like that, I don't see myself sitting there for...

In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate...

In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate...

The most mysterious feminine factor, the existence that we men, we don't know. It's woman....

The most mysterious feminine factor, the existence that we men, we don't know. It's woman....

Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to...

Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to...

On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have...

On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have...

So many times you see beautiful lovemaking scenes with a lot of exposure or an...

So many times you see beautiful lovemaking scenes with a lot of exposure or an...

The way I go about a lovemaking scene is that we will talk about it...

The way I go about a lovemaking scene is that we will talk about it...

I am a shy person.

I am a shy person.

To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in...

To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in...

When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they...

When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they...