Lee Isaac Chung on Minari & Telling His Story in Film | The Daily Show

Isaac Chung, welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show.

Thank you so much, Trevor.

So good to be with you.

Um, let's start with congratulations.

Your film has been nominated for six Academy Awards, which is-- I mean, it's huge to be nominated for one, but this is six in some of the most prestigious categories ever.

And what makes it even more impressive is, just a few years ago, you were thinking about quitting filmmaking so you could get a "real job."

That's right.

Uh, yeah, you know, I-I told myself, by the time I hit 40, if-if nothing's happening, I have to really grow up and-and, uh, take on a responsible job.

So, for me, that was becoming a professor.

Uh, and I signed on to become a professor, and I had a few months to write a script.