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title: "4 Cop Quotes By Donnie Yen"
description: "4 Cop quotes by Donnie Yen. Plus more from Donnie Yen and more Cop sayings from other authors."
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> [I like to stay within the context of the character's background. If he's a cop, I have to make sure the audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/i-like-to-stay-within-the-context-of-the-character-s-background-if-he/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/donnie-yen-12000_audience_i-like-to-stay-within-the-context-of-the_374224.jpg)

> [I don't make comparisons between any movies. I compare characters. All my actions, performances, all my films, they are driven by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/i-don-t-make-comparisons-between-any-movies-i-compare-characters-all/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bad/donnie-yen-12000_action_i-don-t-make-comparisons-between-any-mov_1166610.jpg)

> [My action follows my characters. If a character is a cop, you cannot be posing all the time, you cannot fly off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/my-action-follows-my-characters-if-a-character-is-a-cop-you-cannot-be/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/donnie-yen-12000_action_my-action-follows-my-characters-if-a-cha_1194511.jpg)

> [If you're playing a cop in a modern film, you don't have to walk with your spine straight up and bow before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/if-you-re-playing-a-cop-in-a-modern-film-you-don-t-have-to-walk-with/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

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## More by Donnie Yen

> [Personally, I prefer contemporary films, but the market calls for more period choices, especially since China opened up a cinema market in Hong Kong.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/personally-i-prefer-contemporary-films-but-the-market-calls-for-more/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [I think action movies bring more excitement than tears, but I always want to take it to another level. I mean, I think if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/i-think-action-movies-bring-more-excitement-than-tears-but-i-always/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [I try to update my arsenal constantly. Learning different martial arts since childhood. To understand what's out there. To really be in tune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/i-try-to-update-my-arsenal-constantly-learning-different-martial-arts/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [I think a lot of people don't realize that martial arts are just an expression like anything else. It's just that most people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/i-think-a-lot-of-people-don-t-realize-that-martial-arts-are-just-an/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/martial-art-is-a-form-of-expression-an-expression-from-your-inner/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [In Hong Kong, particularly, we craft this art for decades. The action choreographer actually is the action director. He takes over and he choreographs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/in-hong-kong-particularly-we-craft-this-art-for-decades-the-action/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [I'm a very emotional guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/i-m-a-very-emotional-guy/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [I like to stay within the context of the character's background. If he's a cop, I have to make sure the audience is convinced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/i-like-to-stay-within-the-context-of-the-character-s-background-if-he/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [As an action director, I always try to bring something fresh and new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/as-an-action-director-i-always-try-to-bring-something-fresh-and-new/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [When audiences look at an action actor like myself, sometimes we are very easily stereotyped or characterized as one type. They forget that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/when-audiences-look-at-an-action-actor-like-myself-sometimes-we-are/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/still-as-much-as-i-wish-ballistic-kiss-could-be-a-better-film-the/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/from-my-experience-as-an-actor-choreographer-action-director-and/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [I certainly hope 'Dragon' can leave some legacy behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/i-certainly-hope-dragon-can-leave-some-legacy-behind/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [A period film, where you, for example, where you have a traditional wardrobes, you are bound to act a certain way. But in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/a-period-film-where-you-for-example-where-you-have-a-traditional/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

> [For years, I looked to Bruce Lee as a mentor as being a Chinese and Asian man living in this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/for-years-i-looked-to-bruce-lee-as-a-mentor-as-being-a-chinese-and/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

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