Film Quotes by Justin Lin

I get to make movies; I get to do what I love.

— Justin Lin

There's no guidebook on how to be a filmmaker. I just try to do my best.

— Justin Lin

I grew up in the working class suburbs in the 80s so I do love Hollywood movies but what I don't like…

— Justin Lin

You sometimes get the sense that when people make sequels, they get conservative. If something worked, they do it over and over…

— Justin Lin

When I did my first student film, it was a ten minute film and it cost $U.S.4,000. I worked three jobs to…

— Justin Lin

Definitely the hardest thing is to find time to be grounded with real life, but without it, I don't think I'd be…

— Justin Lin

Ang Lee and 'Hulk,' for instance - a movie about a guy with different-colored skin and a lot of repressed rage? Sounds…

— Justin Lin

Do what you love. I've seen so many people through the years calculate and speculate on what films to do in order…

— Justin Lin

I love films where even if you don't like the film, it doesn't matter. It's about respecting a point of view.

— Justin Lin

Sometimes, I think it's important to be a filmmaker first and be able to talk about whatever you want to after that.

— Justin Lin

When I was in film school I had this great professor, Jerzy Antczak, a Polish filmmaker, and Joe Russo of the Russo…

— Justin Lin

I'm so sick of independent films being co-opted by Hollywood. You're making a project that's small, really personal, and the first thing…

— Justin Lin

It's about supporting the many talented artists and filmmakers out there trying to create work from that marginalized point of view. Go…

— Justin Lin

Film is similar to a basketball game. When that buzzer sounds, win or lose, the only thing you can control is how…

— Justin Lin

If I make a film like 'Better Luck Tomorrow' or 'Finishing the Game,' I'll protect it with everything I have.

— Justin Lin

As soon as I saw 'Chinglish' on Broadway, I began to envision this smart and insightful cross-cultural comedy as a film.

— Justin Lin

Studio films are driven by marketing. The currency is literally money. But in the indie world, the currency is passion.

— Justin Lin

For filmmakers that want to have certain control, there are certain things you can't do in VR.

— Justin Lin

When I go on set, it's very important, the lenses I choose, what I choose to frame or not frame and that's…

— Justin Lin

We make movies and we all try our best and sometimes we connect with the audience, sometimes we don't.

— Justin Lin

You hear nightmare stories from young filmmakers working in Hollywood, being told what to do.

— Justin Lin