"The Asian actors in Big Trouble in Little China all seemed to like the script. However, this was not true of several activists who felt it was racist. They objected to what they called “white stereotypes” of Asians. The Fu Manchu sort of thing. One gentleman, Henry Der of San Francisco, did all he could do to get me fired and get an Asian director hired in my place. He wanted me fired simply because I was white. Protests were staged, even letters were written. Der said in effect, “Never forget that this is a movie directed by a white man for white audiences.” It was insane. But because the Asian actors stood beside me as a director, the protests went nowhere."