I was never crying and shaking like the Beliebers do, but I understand the idolizing of a hero. Jon M. Chu More Quotes by Jon M. Chu More Quotes From Jon M. Chu 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 weird because always digital 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 person right-person power way My parents came to San Francisco when they were probably 19 or 20, in the mid-'60s. Jon M. Chu came parents were san-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 me you family son 'Black Panther' is a phenomenon - it is all right in its own thing. Jon M. Chu panther right own black 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 me crazy journey culture 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 movies myself artist love I always told myself after 'Jem,' I don't want fear to change my choices. Jon M. Chu myself choices change fear Fear is a destruction of creativity. Jon M. Chu creativity destruction fear 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 me you brain thinking