I always told myself after 'Jem,' I don't want fear to change my choices. Jon M. Chu More Quotes by Jon M. Chu More Quotes From Jon M. Chu I don't want to be the Asian filmmaker; I just want to be a filmmaker. I want to be Spielberg. I want to be Tim Burton. Jon M. Chu justfilmmakerasianwant It's weird because movie-making, and especially movie theaters, have always been so old-school, and it wasn't until 3-D that a lot of them were forced to have digital projectors and even digital distribution. Jon M. Chu weirdbecausealwaysdigital Maybe I'm not the right person to do it... but I've learned that I have some power to help stories be told the way they naturally need to be told. Jon M. Chu personright-personpowerway My parents came to San Francisco when they were probably 19 or 20, in the mid-'60s. Jon M. Chu cameparentsweresan-francisco I think a lot of people, even if you're not Asian, you go to your place of origin where your family comes from, and you get this sense of, 'Wow - people look like me and talk like me and treat me like their son in the stores and like a cousin in the restaurants.' Jon M. Chu meyoufamilyson 'Black Panther' is a phenomenon - it is all right in its own thing. Jon M. Chu pantherrightownblack It's called 'Crazy Rich Asians,' but it's really not about crazy rich Asians. It's about Rachel Chu finding her identity and finding her self-worth through this journey back into her culture. Which, for me as a filmmaker, exploring my cultural identity is the scariest thing. Jon M. Chu mecrazyjourneyculture I had to see if I'm a real filmmaker. I mean, I have proven myself in movies and franchises, but am I an artist? Can I contribute something to a medium that I love so much? Jon M. Chu moviesmyselfartistlove Fear is a destruction of creativity. Jon M. Chu creativitydestructionfear When I was finishing 'Now You See Me 2,' I remember thinking about exploring the Asian-American identity side of my brain. Jon M. Chu meyoubrainthinking
