--- title: "1 Historical Films Quotes By Jiang Wen" description: "1 Historical Films quotes by Jiang Wen. Plus more from Jiang Wen and more Historical Films sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/jiang-wen-23000_because_i-turned-to-historical-films-because-the_299370.jpg" --- > [I turned to historical films because they pass censors more easily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/i-turned-to-historical-films-because-they-pass-censors-more-easily/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiang-wen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/jiang-wen-23000_because_i-turned-to-historical-films-because-the_299370.jpg) ## More 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/i-ve-also-shot-plenty-of-films-with-very-small-audiences-the-sun-also/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/changing-people-s-preconceptions-is-something-you-have-to-do-in-order/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiang-wen/) > [I personally don't distinguish between artistic and commercial films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/i-personally-don-t-distinguish-between-artistic-and-commercial-films/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiang-wen/) > [I turned to historical films because they pass censors more easily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/i-turned-to-historical-films-because-they-pass-censors-more-easily/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiang-wen/) > [I'm especially keen to work with good scriptwriters on stories we have developed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/i-m-especially-keen-to-work-with-good-scriptwriters-on-stories-we/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/from-1911-to-1928-the-country-was-officially-called-republic-of-china/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/i-think-that-as-a-director-especially-when-it-comes-to-writing-the/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiang-wen/) > [As a director, what I'm trying to do is to create interesting stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/as-a-director-what-i-m-trying-to-do-is-to-create-interesting-stories/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiang-wen/) > [I never control a film. The film controls me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/i-never-control-a-film-the-film-controls-me/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/when-i-meet-a-good-actor-i-would-like-to-be-a-director-when-i-meet-a/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiang-wen/) > [From now on, I will work with other people's material if it fits where I want to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/from-now-on-i-will-work-with-other-people-s-material-if-it-fits-where/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/painters-who-do-self-portraits-are-engaging-in-a-form-of-narcissism/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiang-wen/) > [I think that as a Chinese person, nobody will forget that in China's history, there was a war against the Japanese.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/i-think-that-as-a-chinese-person-nobody-will-forget-that-in-china-s/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiang-wen/) > [Other people's films are like a cocktail, a little alcohol with water and juice. My films are like pure vodka.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/other-people-s-films-are-like-a-cocktail-a-little-alcohol-with-water/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/no-matter-how-lofty-a-film-is-it-becomes-a-product-after-entering-the/) [Jiang Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiang-wen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-films/jiang-wen/#itemlist", "name": "1 Historical Films Quotes By Jiang Wen", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I turned to historical films because they pass censors more easily.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jiang Wen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiang-wen/i-turned-to-historical-films-because-they-pass-censors-more-easily/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/jiang-wen-23000_because_i-turned-to-historical-films-because-the_299370.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/jiang-wen-23000_because_i-turned-to-historical-films-because-the_299370.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/jiang-wen-23000_because_i-turned-to-historical-films-because-the_299370.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I turned to historical films because they pass censors more easily.” — Jiang Wen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-films/jiang-wen/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-films/jiang-wen/", "name": "Historical Films Quotes by Jiang Wen", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/historical-films/jiang-wen/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/jiang-wen-23000_because_i-turned-to-historical-films-because-the_299370.jpg" }, "description": "1 Historical Films quotes by Jiang Wen. 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