I was always interested - I mean, it's kind of part of your job - I was always interested in the camera.
I believe in love at first sight. You want that connection, and then you want some problems.
I loved the material when I first read it, and the experience of making the film was a great one. So when we came around to complete the trilogy, I just signed on board without even reading the scripts because the experience of the first film was so good.
Letters are something from you. It's a different kind of intention than writing an e-mail.
I'm not a photographer, so I didn't get into F-stops or ND filters or background, foreground, cross-light, all that stuff. But I was interested in the camera and the lenses. That's the world that I'm moving in, in terms of acting and giving a performance.
Eventually, it came to this place like, 'I'd like to direct, but I need to find the story to tell.' 'Man of Tai Chi' became the story to tell.
I have definitely been curious and involved in the process; even as a young actor. I was always looking at where the camera was, what story it was telling. And as my experience grew, I wanted to know even more.
I mean, I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me.