“I'm not Ang Lee who knows so much about western market and the taste o...” — Zhang Yimou Quote

I'm not Ang Lee who knows so much about western market and the taste of western audiences.

To do art, one thing should always remember - subjects of people in misery have deep meanings.

Now a movie with 30 million returns would be something very incredible and the producer can only get 10 to 15 million. This is only 100 thousands US dollars. This is not enough!

The so-called commercialism includes elements like story, plots, rhythms and large big scenes.

You must know what you are capable of.

I do think the audiences have a right to judge what they feel is offensive and not.

If you've seen 'Spirited Away', 'Spirited Away' is set in a very, very Japanese sensibility. And so, to Japanese audiences, when Sen would walk up, the main character, and look at this big building with a flag on it with Japanese writing on it, everyone in Japan would know what that is.

Audiences change because life changes. Countries change geographically, climatically, socially and morally. Many things happen, and cinema, in a sense, reflects what's happening in the world.

Audiences want comedy that has no venom. They want to have a laugh without it becoming twee.