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

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A director is what a director wants to be. If you want to force something, you can fight to the death and maybe get fired, but it's your job to help push things along.

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I just feel so lucky to tell stories and make up stories and shar... by Jon M. Chu

I just feel so lucky to tell stories and make up stories and share them with people.

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For someone like Daniel Radcliffe, it’s really fun to go against your image. He’s such a goody-two-shoes in Harry Potter. I just wanted him to throw off the gloves and be weird and quirky.

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I can't let fear kill my creative brain. Fear is the killer. Your bad choices come from fear. And I'm constantly combating fear. I'm one of the most fearful people, which may be why I'm so sensitive about it. I combat fear, constantly. So, when something like this happens, it only makes us stronger, but it reminds you that your strength is by being able to fight that stuff off and being okay with failure. If I get everything I wish and I get to make movies for the rest of my life, I'm going to have many failures and I need to be okay with that.

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I fell in love with that movie [Now You See Me]. I liked the actors. I thought it was an interesting world. When they called me with the opportunity to direct the next one, the first question I needed to address was, what are we going to do to make it different? How can I add something to the franchise? If I can't add anything, then there's no reason for me to do it.

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I don't understand why we're all connected wirelessly via a little machine that goes in our pocket, to everybody in the world, and you have to have reels for a movie.

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Once you see dance as a weapon - and everyone has a different weapon - it makes dance really interesting.

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I may not get the opportunity to make movies for my whole life, but I'm going to make movies for the rest of my life. Maybe studios won't pay for it, but I'm going to do it because I love it. So, I just have to be proud of what I make, and what I'm trying to say in what I make. If people don't like it or people don't see it, that's beyond what I can control. I'm a storyteller, and people are going to listen or not and like it or not. That's only solidified over time.

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I loved 'The Social Network.' I think it's one of those movies th... by Jon M. Chu

I loved 'The Social Network.' I think it's one of those movies that will stand the test of time.

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I love 3-D, and for certain movies it can be really great, and fo... by Jon M. Chu

I love 3-D, and for certain movies it can be really great, and for certain movies it can be poison.

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I love 'Dr Strangelove. by Jon M. Chu

I love 'Dr Strangelove.

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I make movies that I enjoy making and tell stories that I want to see, so it’s hard. You never reverse engineer those things and go, “What would appeal to this or that?” Even if I tried, I don’t know. I’m an all-American kid.

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I like to dance, but I'm not a dancer. by Jon M. Chu

I like to dance, but I'm not a dancer.

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Everyone who shoots dance sequences does it in a different way. Everyone who shoots fight sequences does it in a different way.

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Each dancer has a different dialect that they speak. by Jon M. Chu

Each dancer has a different dialect that they speak.

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The thing that keeps me interested is that I love stories. I love going to movies and I love watching stuff that sparks ideas in my brain.

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I took tap classes growing up. by Jon M. Chu

I took tap classes growing up.

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What keeps me motivated is that I'm going to do a bunch of projects with dancers, and the people who compel me and make me love dance again are the ones I want to hire because they'll do that for others who are watching the thing. So yeah, it is difficult to crush dream sometimes, but they're all professional and they know what the deal is.

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What always gives me peace of mind is that the best are the best. People who float to the top will always float to the top.

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I love pop culture. I love gossiping about all the different star... by Jon M. Chu

I love pop culture. I love gossiping about all the different stars.

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