Director

I made a lot of mistakes along the way, but feel incredibly lucky to be in the position I am now and to be able to play a small part in trying to support talented, aspiring young filmmakers out there through a program like 'Interpretations' who, like me, had the desire and passion, but no connections to the industry.

I grew up peeling shrimp and making tartar sauce.

All of my definitions of family were heavily influenced by my 'Star Trek' experience.

There's a respect factor in filmmaking, like in sports, where certain things are kept in the locker room.

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.

If you watch 'Fast and Furious 6,' you do see that it's a culmination of something and I think it's the end of a chapter.

Working with actors is actually something I treasure a lot.

Sports is one of those few things left in our society where, as soon as you step on the court, or get in the ring, you are who you are.

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

All my friends were 'Star Wars' kids but I didn't go to the movies, so I was the 'Star Trek' kid.

They never complained, that's what I love about my parents and it's something that inspired me.

There's no guidebook on how to be a filmmaker. I just try to do my best.

Space is a big place.

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

You want to have pressure and tell stories that you find a real reason to tell, aside from any business reason. If business is your only reason, that always goes badly.

I grew up, from ages 8 to 18, watching reruns of 'Star Trek' with my dad and my mom when they got home from work.

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?'

It's about supporting the many talented artists and filmmakers out there trying to create work from that marginalized point of view. Go out and buy tickets to their movies and plays, support their crowd sourcing campaigns, show the industry that there is a viable audience for this work.

Working with Zhao Wei and Huang Xiaoming, they're not just Chinese stars, they're movie stars.

Definitely the hardest thing is to find time to be grounded with real life, but without it, I don't think I'd be able to continue to grow as a filmmaker.