"If you're an artist working in China, you become aware that there are things you have to give up in order to practice your art. For the most part, you know what they are. With my first three films, the consequences of making them was that I had to forgo the possibility of releasing them theatrically in China."

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Jia Zhangke

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“Losing is inevitable, make sure you have the tools in your toolbox to deal with it.”
“I could say that making clothes is my way of communicating, because I was always so shy.”
“Every so often, you want to map out your plot mythology but never so specifically that you can't let a story surprise you. You want to allow the type of action of the writer's room so that you have the ability to take a left turn.”
“I guess there's a vulnerability in seeing a female character trying to get out of something really drastic.”
“I do a little bit of yoga-style meditation. Relaxing and breathing even just one minute a day makes a big difference.”
“Man's record upon this wild world is the record of work, and of work alone.”
“We can learn what we did not know. We are not only good at destroying the Old World, we are also good at building the new.”
“You know, I've carried a weapon for 10 years, never shot anybody, never robbed anybody. It has saved my life twice, but I know they're not toys. I practice with firearms, I enjoy shooting, it's a hobby of mine and I have a healthy respect for them.”

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