Usually action films have a formula: good guy gets in trouble, his wife dies, friends have problems, so he goes to the mountain, learns martial arts, comes back, and kills the bad guy.
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Jet Li51 quotes“Usually action films have a formula: good guy gets in trouble, his wife dies, friends have problems, so he goes to the mountain, learns martial arts, comes back, and kills the bad guy.”
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I think the most important is when I was young, I learnt martial arts; that is my special key.
Jet LiJet Li But recently I’ve, the past few years, I’m more focused on meditation. It’s not a physical part. It’s more mental part, to understand life.
Jet LiJet Li There is no pure success. I am action actor. I have broken almost every piece of my body.
Jet LiJet Li If you are always allowed to stop training whenever you feel discomfort, you will find it too easy to give yourself permission to quit.
Jet LiJet Li I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16.
Jet LiJet Li Failure is a fuel for excuses.
Jet LiJet Li I do some of my stunts for the things I have learned. But if it is for something I have never learned, then I use a double.
Jet LiJet Li While films are a very visual and emotional artistic medium, video games take it one step further into the realm of a unique personal experience.
Jet LiJet Li You need to drop down. Nobody is perfect, nobody is superhero.
Jet LiJet Li My wife wanted my children to have some Chinese culture and education. She believes the children need to learn two languages and two cultures.
Jet LiJet Li When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family.
Jet LiJet Li In martial arts, the biggest enemy is self. Inside you struggle because you want to prove something.
Jet LiJet Li Zhang Yimou tried to use martial arts to talk about Chinese culture, Chinese people. What do they think, what do they want and what do they hope.
Jet LiJet Li My manager introduced me to the ‘Rise to Honor’ team. I was curious about what it took to be involved in video games, a completely new form of entertainment to me.
Jet LiJet Li I am so happy because I want more people to like martial arts movie not just martial arts audience. Even martial arts can be used in comedy, in drama, in horror movies, in different kinds of movies.
Jet LiJet Li A weapon isn’t good or bad, depends on the person who uses it.
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