Film Quotes by Jiang Wen

I've also shot plenty of films with very small audiences - 'The Sun Also Rises.' I love that film, but I didn't capture the…

— Jiang Wen

Changing people's preconceptions is something you have to do in order to search for truth. Of course normally, that's not done because it also…

— Jiang Wen

I personally don't distinguish between artistic and commercial films.

— Jiang Wen

I turned to historical films because they pass censors more easily.

— Jiang Wen

I'm especially keen to work with good scriptwriters on stories we have developed.

— Jiang Wen

From 1911 to 1928, the country was officially called Republic of China, but in reality, it was actually split between different warlords. It was…

— Jiang Wen

I think that as a director, especially when it comes to writing the script, which I also do, and I'm also the first one…

— Jiang Wen

As a director, what I'm trying to do is to create interesting stories.

— Jiang Wen

I never control a film. The film controls me.

— Jiang Wen

When I meet a good actor, I would like to be a director. When I meet a good director, I would like to be…

— Jiang Wen

From now on, I will work with other people's material if it fits where I want to go.

— Jiang Wen

Painters who do self-portraits are engaging in a form of narcissism. But it doesn't work like that in movies. A truly narcissistic person wouldn't…

— Jiang Wen

I think that as a Chinese person, nobody will forget that in China's history, there was a war against the Japanese.

— Jiang Wen

Other people's films are like a cocktail, a little alcohol with water and juice. My films are like pure vodka.

— Jiang Wen

No matter how lofty a film is, it becomes a product after entering the market. It has a price. I think no matter what…

— Jiang Wen