I've Been Lucky To Work With Some

The Fact That 'astro Boy' Appealed To Me As A Boy In America Was Proof That The Story And Character Transcend Cultural Stereotypes.

You Get Dinged For Wanting To Do A Comedy, Then Wanting To Do A Big-budget Action Film, And Then Wanting To Do An Indie. But You Can't Let Other People Trying To Label You Get In The Way Of Trying To Do Something Artistically.

We Do See Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi And Chow Yun Fat, But It's Very Rare To See The Chinese Male Actor In Hollywood Movies, Which Is Something I Take Great Umbrage With. You Know, My Son Is Asian. He May Want To Direct One Day; He May Want To Be An Actor Like His Father - And I Want That To Be Open To Him.

It's A Family That's Loaded With Grudges And Passion. We Come From A Long Line Of Robbers And Highwaymen In Italy, You Know. Killers, Even.

How Do You Rebel In A Family Of Rebels?