Ask Wayne Wang

How do Chinese values regarding thrift and saving (to the 7th generation?) effect their attitudes towards U.S. financial woes?

Illustrate how the quiet undertones of Chinese-American identity are so richly profound to American culture as a whole, especially in the late 20th, early 21st centuries.

Reading up on you I discovered that you did some work with queen latifah. What kind of experience was that for you?

What's your favorite dish?

How is Chinese-American identity different from identities like Spanish-American or Japanese-American identity?

What are you intended to tell people by these two films?

What is the biggest misconception Americans have about China?

Dear Mr. Wang,

In your new films portraying the identiy of Chinese Americans, what do you feel are the most important cultural aspects to highlight?
(ie. family dynamics, differences between first,second and third generations in America) and why?

Sincerely,

S Leong

Is there any actor or actress that you would want to work with?

Who are your cinematic inspirations?

How do you incorporate the Asian American style into your movies?

Your movie, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, was lauded by critics, what inspired you to make that movie?

Although Joy Luck Club was a success, were you ever reluctant to direct it?

Some have compared you to top asian directors like zhang yi mou and ang lee, what makes you different from them?

What do you want to tell to future Asian teenagers who want to pursue entertainment?

If you could go back in time and meet with one director or actor, who would it be and why?

You've worked with Peter Sarsgaard, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, and Anna Sophia Robb before, is there anyone in particular that you'd like to work with?

You've worked with Natalie Portman and Anna Sophia Robb while they were still launching their careers, how do you feel about their success today?

The movie Chinese Box is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997, how did it feel like making it in that environment?

Being born and raised in Hong Kong, did coming to the US have a big effect on your lifestyle?

After winning the Golden Shell, do you have any intentions of going for an Oscar?

When you came to the states, you stayed with a quaker family, did that experience have any effect on your life?

You gave up medical school for arts, do you ever regret making that decision?

You reinvent everytime you make a film, is there are certain place or procedure you go through before you start shooting?

If you could be one person for a day, who would it be?