My parents, who were both professors at Tsinghua University, hoped that I would follow in their footsteps and become a professor.
My father is my father, and I am me. I have the advantage of this honest comparison, quiet, and the opportunity to share in his profession.
There is no doubt in my mind that I was going to do what my father did, but it wasn't kind of a family-business thing.
Ministers come from a household of ministers, and generals come from a household of generals.
It's quite funny. I grew up with my mother: as a designer, she was always working, and I actually used to say to her, 'Whatever you do, never leave me your business.'
It's not like if I am an actor, my kids also will have to become one.
It is not unusual for children to follow the paths cut by their parents. You frequently see the children of doctors enter medicine, military members' children enlist. In my family, we witnessed different forms of public and community service.
A doctor's son can become a doctor, and no one screams nepotism. I don't understand why, in this industry, people keep saying 'Nepotism, nepotism.'
