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. Jon M. Chu More Quotes by Jon M. Chu More Quotes From Jon M. Chu I never knew Steve Jobs. I met him once, but I never knew him. But growing up in the Silicon Valley, he was the hero. He was the guy. Jon M. Chu growing-up hero jobs Each movie is different because each audience is different. You're not dictated by what they tell you to do. You're more dictated by seeing symptoms of things you didn't intend, and how you can fix those symptoms. Jon M. Chu symptoms audience different I don't feel like I need to be on an island to be enjoying myself and relaxing. Jon M. Chu enjoy islands needs You're never going to satisfy everybody. Jon M. Chu I think the universe is so big you can't really deal with everybody. Jon M. Chu deals bigs thinking Going after any movie there is a lot of competition to try and get it. Jon M. Chu competition trying I always loved action adventure. It is something I always wanted to do. Jon M. Chu action wanted adventure I'm not the most sophisticated person. I'm not the smartest person in the world. But, I know what makes me excited about life, from Spielberg movies to Michael Jackson music videos to cartoons on Saturday mornings, which made my childhood. Jon M. Chu childhood cartoon morning I love the adventure of telling all types of stories and trying to conquer each one. Jon M. Chu stories trying adventure When I was in Boy Scouts, back in the day, we'd tell stories around the campfire. That's why I love movies. It's literally you and your friends, telling stories around a campfire, whatever they may be. Jon M. Chu stories movie-love boys I love the process of working with people and having things going on, all the time, and just trying to trust your instincts. Jon M. Chu instinct trying people When I'm doing something, it's something that I had a perspective on in my childhood, or now, but it may be different. I always can go back to what I love, but if somebody has a better idea, then I'm all for it. Jon M. Chu childhood perspective ideas In all my work, I try to tell great stories that people want to go to the movie theater to watch, or want to turn on, and are compelled to watch it, over and over and over again, and will make a mark when they grow up. Jon M. Chu growing-up trying people When I'm doing more than one movie because it makes one not the end of the world. It makes me feel like, "Okay, I won. I had a victory on this one, today. And I lost on this one, today." I can keep going back-and-forth. Jon M. Chu victory today world The American culture is pursue your own happiness, follow your dreams. The Chinese side is sacrifice everything for your family; it's all about the group. Those conflicting ideas were always a battle in my head. Jon M. Chu dreams family happiness culture It's time for storytellers to tell the stories that have not had the privilege of being shown to the world, and the audience will be there. Jon M. Chu will being time world I think that true love, fairy tales, the positive messages of positive stories - I don't think those ever die. Sometimes we like to hide them in sarcasm or irony, but they are still there, and they still move us. Jon M. Chu die true-love positive love Things happen in weird, serendipitous ways. Jon M. Chu weird happen things things-happen Representation means having characters with layers, showing them as human beings, so we can relate or have mixed emotions for that character. Jon M. Chu having emotions human character 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 just filmmaker asian want
