Justin Lin Quotes

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Justin Lin

Profession : Director

Birth : October 11, 1971

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.'

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

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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.

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

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As a society, we're not perfect by any means.

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At the end of the day, if you're living by fear, you're gonna get screwed in Hollywood.

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Sports is one of those few things left in our society where, as soon as you step on the court, or get in the ring, you are who you are.

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You hear nightmare stories from young filmmakers working in Hollywood, being told what to do.

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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.

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After 'Furious 6,' that was a natural break for me. It was a good time to step away.

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

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I loved basketball and grew up with the Lakers and Magic Johnson. That was a big part of me.

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I wanted to have fun after 'Annapolis,' and make a Western.

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I get to make movies; I get to do what I love.

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You can't expect Hollywood to take a risk.

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That's the thing I truly enjoy, when you can work with good people who are very talented.

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

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I grew up in the working class suburbs in the 80s so I do love Hollywood movies but what I don't like is when they take something that's successful and they recycle it.

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