My grandmother was sick and I was told that we could not tell her, and that my cousin was gonna have this wedding as an excuse for us to all go and see her. And I think that I was just so frustrated by the situation. Lulu Wang Read Quote
And that is something I’ve heard from many people who immigrate is that when they go back to their home countries, in a way, they think they’re going to be embraced and completely feel like they’ve come home. This disconcerting thing is when you go back there and you feel more foreign than you ever have. Lulu Wang Read Quote
In America especially, if you’re Chinese and you work at a restaurant, there’s a certain connotation among the Chinese immigrant community: It’s the first generation that opens restaurants as a way to survive. You open to support your family so your kids can become doctors and lawyers. Lulu Wang Read Quote
If you think about feudal China during times of the emperors, food was a very elevated art form and you had to be really skilled. Lulu Wang Read Quote
So whatever decision you make, you’re going to be able to find stories or signs to say ‘I did the right thing,’ because we have to believe we did the right thing in order to survive. Lulu Wang Read Quote
In some ways, every character we write, especially the protagonist, is some version of ourselves, as a writer/director, even if they aren’t the same gender. Lulu Wang Read Quote
Americans always talk about family love being unconditional, and I realized that I didn’t feel that way. Lulu Wang Read Quote
And that meant so much to me to have my parents’ support. I don’t think I could have continued to push through with the first feature and the many shorts that I did without their support. Lulu Wang Read Quote
In China there is a holiday around the death of your ancestors where everyone goes to the cemetery. It’s a celebratory thing. It’s very colorful. Lulu Wang Read Quote
I actually am terrified of horror movies. I’m very sensitive. But for me, I get so scared of horror movies that if I know something is coming I’ll actually pause the movie and fast forward. Lulu Wang Read Quote
