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 until 9 P.M. As a family, we didn't eat dinner until 10 P.M., and we would watch the original Star Trek every night at 11.”

“The harder we push forward into the unknown the more it intensifies the reflection of humanity. That's what I really love about 'Star Trek.'”

“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 have to be conscious of that.”

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

“When I go on set, it's very important, the lenses I choose, what I choose to frame or not frame and that's how I make my movies.”

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

“You can't expect Hollywood to take a risk.”

“For the longest time, the Asian-American community would talk about representation, but I think it's also about the freedom to really shape, create, and explore issues that are important to us, regardless of whether it's positive or negative, as long as it's three dimensional.”

“Growing up, I felt there was nothing my dad couldn't do, but didn't get the chance to do when we moved. I think he latched on to 'Trek' because of the sense of exploration and discovery, and hope. I think that's what he connected to.”

“When I did my first student film, it was a ten minute film and it cost $U.S.4,000. I worked three jobs to pay for that and I haven't really slept since.”

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

“I think within the ideology of what 'Trek' is, that it actually makes the daunting task of making something new more manageable, because it's part of 'Trek's' very design to tackle new worlds and characters.”

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

“If you watch 'Fast and Furious 6,' you do see that it's a culmination of something and I think it's the end of a chapter.”

“Terminator' was one of my favorite films growing up.”

“I'm the child of immigrants.”

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

“Star Trek' is not just about literal exploration, but also the exploration of ourselves.”

“Cinema is actually very backward. When we see gay characters or people of color, they're always there for that reason. I'm personally kind of sick of that. I love to see characters who just live and breathe and are comfortable in that space.”

“As 'Warrior' comes together, I can't help but feel the pride of correcting a wrong and helping bring Bruce Lee's dream project to life.”