On political analogies
關于政治隱喻

No matter how you shoot it or cut it, you will bring something of yourself into your movies, just as the old saying goes about everything being imprinted with ideology. You do not necessarily intend it. I never meant to make In the Heat of the Sun or Devils at the Doorstep autobiographical. I`m an avid reader of history, but I don`t think history should be approached only in the way we were taught in school. Artists have their own interpretations. So, we make art with our worldviews, but by no means do we create everything in our own self-image.
不管你怎么拍怎么剪，你都會把你自己的一些東西帶到影片中去。正如俗話所說，每件事情都會打上意識的烙印。絕非刻意。我從沒想過要把《陽光燦爛的日子》和《鬼子來了》拍成自傳電影。我很喜歡讀歷史，但我認為，歷史不能只按照學校教的那樣解讀。藝術家們有自己的理解。我們依據自己的世界觀來搞藝術，但是這并不表明我們都按照自己的形象創作。

On film critics
關于影評

Why should Chinese film critics be obsessed with box-office revenue? That`s the job of the investors and producers. What do you lose when you praise a good movie that does not sell? You should write what you believe in. Critics who are guided by money are pathetic.
為什么中國的影評人總要關注票房呢？票房是投資方和發行方的事。夸獎一部票房慘淡的好片子你又有什么損失呢？你應該寫些自己堅信的東西。被錢牽著鼻子走的影評人真是悲哀。