If he can keep his head straight, he can have a very successful career as a filmmaker. He can be one of the few guys to have longevity and really make an impact on this business.

He was very confident that he could handle any sort of situation that might arise, ... I saw him as someone who could help us monitor the media and keep in touch with friends in the world of advocates.

I said to him: 'You didn't have any crucial role in that story,

He had no substantial reporting role at all. I think he knew about the story, and I believe he was very skeptical, just from chatting with him, about the possibility that Jiang would resign.

potentially interesting, if true, but not something really worthy of a story in itself.

Any life career that you choose in following your bliss should be chosen with that sense — that nobody can frighten me off from this thing. And no matter what happens, this is the validation of my life and action.