Justin Lin

Fast and the Furious' is really a postmodern Western.

— Justin Lin

I wanted to have fun after 'Annapolis,' and make a Western.

— Justin Lin

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

— 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

Without 'Annapolis,' I wouldn't have gotten 'Tokyo Drift' - I wouldn't be here today. And, so, it's part of who I am.

— Justin Lin

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

— Justin Lin

I consider everybody on 'Fast' my family, you know we grew up together.

— Justin Lin

When you have an opportunity to do something again, the money goes up and people get more conservative.

— Justin Lin

After 'Furious 6,' that was a natural break for me. It was a good time to step away.

— Justin Lin

I'm extremely proud to be part of the 'Fast' franchise, it is an experience I will always treasure.

— Justin Lin

Growing up as an Asian American, we're lucky to have two sentences in a history book about the Chinese-American experience.

— Justin Lin

When I was growing up, the honor role kids were picked on by the jocks. And those kids said, 'You know, 15…

— Justin Lin

I left 'Fast and Furious' because I just felt like, at a certain point, after number six, there wasn't another story that…

— Justin Lin

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

— Justin Lin

That's in the mission statement when you're part of 'Trek.' It's our job to try to be bold and push forward. You…

— 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

For me, I always loved summer movies. I love indie movies, foreign films, but there's definitely a part of me that loves…

— Justin Lin

There's an anxiety of wanting to please the studios. You want to prove to them that you can do it and sometimes…

— Justin Lin

Growing up, my parents had this little fish and chips restaurant in Anaheim in the shadows of Disneyland, and they didn't close…

— Justin Lin

Cinema is actually very backward. When we see gay characters or people of color, they're always there for that reason. I'm personally…

— Justin Lin

After I made 'Better Luck Tomorrow' and started taking meetings in Hollywood, I quickly learned that Asian Americans weren't even in the…

— Justin Lin

I grew up, from ages 8 to 18, watching reruns of 'Star Trek' with my dad and my mom when they got…

— 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

I've always admired Bruce Lee for his trailblazing efforts opening doors for Asians in entertainment and beyond.

— Justin Lin

That's the thing I truly enjoy, when you can work with good people who are very talented.

— Justin Lin

All of my definitions of family were heavily influenced by my 'Star Trek' experience.

— Justin Lin

There's a respect factor in filmmaking, like in sports, where certain things are kept in the locker room.

— Justin Lin

Like, action to me is no fun if it's not built around character.

— Justin Lin

I loved basketball and grew up with the Lakers and Magic Johnson. That was a big part of me.

— Justin Lin

He was never a kung fu guy. Now, he's Mr. Kung Fu. Oh, man. Even Chow Yun-Fat gets typed!

— Justin Lin

People I work with are part of my family now: I feel like that's the new sense of family around the world.

— Justin Lin

At the end of the day, if you're living by fear, you're gonna get screwed in Hollywood.

— Justin Lin

We ultimately get to know ourselves a little bit better by pushing forward.

— Justin Lin

If you cast an all-white movie and it doesn't do well, no one will say it's because you had an all-white cast.

— 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

When I was making the 'Fast and Furious' movies, I wasn't trying to make a 'Fast and Furious' movie.

— Justin Lin

For me, when I was growing up, everybody I knew was a 'Star Wars' kid.

— Justin Lin

The martial arts genre a lot of times has been relegated to B-level action.

— Justin Lin

As a filmmaker, if you want to write a script, all you need is some paper and a pen or a computer,…

— Justin Lin

It's a privilege to go and have fun and do what you're passionate about for a living.

— Justin Lin