Cinema is the greatest mirror of humanity's struggle. You see this alternative world, but you're part of it. Everybody is part of it. This is our world.

There is no border in my films. You can see yourself in these stories. This is the greatest thing about the power of cinema. It's very present. It's all there. You can't escape it.

There is no border. I'm branding my films as Malay cinema, but it's just about cinema. Everything that I make is about humanity's struggle, so there is no border, really.

I'm interested in the cultural thing - music, then eventually cinema. I think it's part of my struggle as a cultural worker. I'm not into the armed thing. I cannot be violent.

Obviously, if I was serious about having a relationship with someone long-term, the last people I would introduce him to would be my family.

All that harms labor is treason to America.

But some people don't appreciate my bossiness.

It's really amazing that two people from such different backgrounds and geographical origins ever got together. That was perhaps part of the attraction.

I love all types of music myself.

Accursed be the city where the laws would stifle nature's!

Maybe you just saw what you wanted to see. Or maybe you justfelt what you wanted to feel.

Awkwardness and feeling alienated are always going to be a part of comedy.

We are all in it together. This is a war. We take a few shots and it will be over. We will give them a few shots and it will be over.