Top 21 Quotes by Zhang Yimou

Ang Lee was educated in the West and his English is good.

People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life.

Now a movie with 30 million returns would be something very incredible and the producer can only get 10 to 15 million. This is only 100 thousands US dollars. This is not enough!

This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own.

The so-called commercialism includes elements like story, plots, rhythms and large big scenes.

But I think we need the international market.

Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and does not have any choice.

People in misery is what most important in art.

I'm not Ang Lee who knows so much about western market and the taste of western audiences.

I must stick with Chinese language films.