I Don't Have Incredible Knowledge

Over The Years Woodstock Got Glorified And Romanticised And Became The Event That Symbolised Utopia. It's The Last Page Of Our Collective Memory Of The Age Of Innocence. Then Things Turned Ugly And Would Never Be The Same Again.

I Basically Made The Movie From The Crew's Suggestions. For One Scene, I Wanted Some Kids' Toys Against The Wall In Mikey's Room, To Give The Scene Texture, And We Tried A Field Hockey Stick. It Looked Really Good To Me, Until Someone Had To Say That In America, Field Hockey Is More Of A Girl's Game. Gradually I Got Tuned Into The World - That Happens On Every Movie.

I Look At American Movies, The Big Muscles, And Try To Apply That To Chinese Film-making.

In The Past I've Made Movies That Were Pretty Universally Liked. You Can't Really Hate Them. You Can Discard Them, But You Can't Really Hate Them.

When You Talk About God, The First Thing That Comes Along Is Not Love, It's Fear. You Have To Fear, And Be In Awe. You Have To Be Scared. Any Religion, It's Like First Thing.