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 LIIf you are always allowed to stop training whenever you feel discomfort, you will find it too easy to give yourself permission to quit.
More Jet Li Quotes
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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.
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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.
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Every President that went to China, I would meet them and have dinner and talk about the past and the future. That was in the ’70s.
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I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other.
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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.
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Failure is a fuel for excuses.
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Bruce Lee was very famous. I watched his movies and he is amazing. He is a martial arts master, his philosophy, his movement, both physically and mentally, were very strong.
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And lot of Asian audiences and reporters don’t like me to act as a bad guy. But I think I want to become an actor, I want to try different way.
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When you have a friend you work with for 15 years, you become like brothers.
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I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience.
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I can feel very brave through all the action scenes in front of the people who are on the set, but when a girl comes close to me my face turns red because I’m so shy.
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I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. I think I have proved my ability in this field and it won’t make sense for me to continue for another five or 10 years.
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You need to drop down. Nobody is perfect, nobody is superhero.
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One cannot choose how one’s life begins but one can choose to face the end with courage
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When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family.
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