I know it. I'm the underdog. This is my journey. I know I'm up against a lot. To succeed, I have to be twice as good. That's the nature of growing in this industry as a filmmaker.
That's the theme of my life. It's a constant challenge. At this point, I don't know anything else and it's too late to change. You have to love this more than success. You have to love telling stories. You have to love the craft.
What does a white writer from Silver Lake know about the Chinese community? So it's up to people like me that grew up in it, understand our community and can tell the big stories, or at least a window in.