I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China.
JET LIEverywhere I go, I still have time to meditate. People think meditating is sitting there, nobody bothering you, but you can even talk and still meditate
More Jet Li Quotes
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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.
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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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Tibetan Buddhism, has inspired me and accelerated my understanding of life.
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In martial arts, the biggest enemy is self. Inside you struggle because you want to prove something.
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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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A weapon isn’t good or bad, depends on the person who uses it.
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I remember when I was 11, I did some Kung-fu demonstrations in Hong Kong in 1974.
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Zhang Yimou is an artist. Sometimes we did only two or three shots a day because we were waiting for the sun.
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There is no pure success. I am action actor. I have broken almost every piece of my body.
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Hero shows you how to solve the problem – yourself.
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You can use martial arts to tell a different story. Ang Lee used martial arts in ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ to talk about love.
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You can beat me up, but don’t touch my hair, I will kill you!
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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.
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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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When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family.
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