I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he turn to the novel.
我是个失败的诗人。也许每个小说家最初都想写诗，发现自己做不到后尝试短篇小说——那是仅次于诗歌要求最高的形式。连这个也失败了，他才会转向长篇小说。
The best art comes from the struggle between control and chaos.
当不同的思想汇聚在一起时，真正的创新就会发生。
电影制作的艺术就是讲故事的艺术。
The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in ideas, and not in making money.
I'm not a role model... Just 'cause I can dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.
The most powerful art often comes from the margins.
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."