1. Nothing is insignificant
Take an obscure object like an escalator or a food shack or a bar of a soap. People riding that escalator to save time or finding an agony uncle in a food shack listening to their love woes, Wong Kar-wai’s movies are full of surprises when it comes to such scenes. He says that unimportant, insignificant things inspire him to weave tales around them, making people who are connected with these things realize how they play an important part in their lives. Here’s a video where he describes his method of storytelling and what inspires him.