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Honestly, it is difficult for me because I cannot return to Indonesia safely. So how am I supposed to make another movie in Indonesia when I cannot safely return to Indonesia?

I escaped one time. In 1971 I was in the free world for six weeks.

It is vitally important for me, both personally and for my writing, to be able to return to China freely, so being barred entry has caused me deep concern and distress.

I returned to Vietnam in '94, and even then, all those decades later, walking around that place, I remained afraid. And, in some ways, rightly so.

This is the most terrible thing that can happen in a friendly country if Thai people have to escape from the backdoor of an embassy.

I wish I could avoid the people who have threatened me. My favorite threat is that I will be thrown in the River Miljacka, which is at most knee-deep, with my feet bound in cement.

My own death threats have declined considerably.

I travel to Jakarta, I see what an important country it is. I've been working with them for a year.