I think that my films are basically family stories, beyond the fact that they are global and have political and social commentary.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism.
Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on issues that need to be brought to the world.
I like stories that have a social impact and social attributes to them. That's the whole reason we make films: to broaden our limited view of things and to see how life is evolving elsewhere.
I don't think that my films are 'literary'; they are based on the most ordinary things of life.
I'd like to think that my films are personal enough to exist without hearkening back to their respective novels.
Film is our literature, so we should tell stories that are apropos of our culture, in that we can learn something about ourselves.
My family is my biggest critic. Since they come from a non-filmi background, they give me an audience's point of view. They have been very supportive of me.
A family film is a very particular and explicit form. Family films typically include adult principles that are moral, but they should be as intelligent, funny, and intriguing as any other film.
Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.
I categorically resist this idea that films are supposed to be autobiographical and the only stories you tell are about your own life.