“The audience makes the decision of what kind of actor they want to watch. I always have said in the last 20 years, the real boss is the audience.”

I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience.

One cannot choose how one’s life begins but one can choose to face the end with courage

Learn the way and find your own way.

I think the most important is when I was young, I learnt martial arts; that is my special key.

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.

There is no pure success. I am action actor. I have broken almost every piece of my body.

If you are always allowed to stop training whenever you feel discomfort, you will find it too easy to give yourself permission to quit.

I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16.

Failure is a fuel for excuses.

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.

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.

You need to drop down. Nobody is perfect, nobody is superhero.

My wife wanted my children to have some Chinese culture and education. She believes the children need to learn two languages and two cultures.

When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family.

In martial arts, the biggest enemy is self. Inside you struggle because you want to prove something.

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.

Basically I am just another actor who loves his work and this thing about age only exists in the media.

I never wanted to be an actor but ended up being one.

Roles don’t fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.

I’m an actor who evolves once the shoot starts.

I wanted to be an actor, like, so, so bad. I took acting classes, I auditioned for Disney, and then I realized how nervous I got with remembering lines.

The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.

I’m a big fan of Aamir Khan, Among actresses, I like Aishwarya Rai.

Theatre is a must for actors. They should try it at least once. It makes you disciplined, teaches you to respect your work, and boosts your confidence as an actor.