I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.

为了成功，你必须愿意失败。

最糟糕的欺骗是自欺。

The most important thing in directing is to have a clear vision of what you want to achieve.