40 Justin Lin Quotes for You to Enjoy

Justin Lin

American Director

Born: Oct 11, 1971

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When I was in film school I had this great professor, Jerzy Antczak, a Polish filmmaker, and Joe Russo of the Russo Brothers were in my class. It was this kind of Easter European philosophy of motivating camera only through character and motions, and just exploring with lenses. That was the best year of my education in my life. Justin Lin

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

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I wanted to have fun after 'Annapolis,' and make a Western. Justin Lin

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Hollywood should be global. Justin Lin

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I always found it interesting when you went off to college, people would talk about how you go and search for your own identity. A lot of suburban middle-class kids would be shopping for identities and they would co-opt identities from other cultures. Justin Lin

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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

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You can't cheat comedy. You know, it either is going to be there on the day you capture or it's not. Justin Lin

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Star Trek' is not just about literal exploration, but also the exploration of ourselves. Justin Lin

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As soon as I saw 'Chinglish' on Broadway, I began to envision this smart and insightful cross-cultural comedy as a film. Justin Lin

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Annapolis' is a very personal journey about this working-class kid trying to find out who he is, and every time he steps into the ring we get a sense of who he is as a person. Justin Lin

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I kind of approach action/non-action very much similarly. It has to be character-based and it has to kind of come off the theme and the overall arc. Justin Lin

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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

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I think one of the great things is that when I got started, no one would return my calls, and now I get a lot of phone calls, which is good. I have options. Justin Lin

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I get that a lot of people love 'Star Wars' - and I could see that you can love both and they can coexist in our lives. But the DNA of 'Star Trek' is different in as far as it's human beings, it's us in the future. Justin Lin

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

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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

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

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I'm the child of immigrants. Justin Lin

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Fast and the Furious' is really a postmodern Western. Justin Lin

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As a filmmaker, if you want to write a script, all you need is some paper and a pen or a computer, that's it. Justin Lin

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