What we did with 'Tai Chi Zero' and 'Tai Chi Hero' was break down the martial-arts genre and make it younger, hipper, and kind of cooler for the younger kids. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
I was a hyperactive kid, and it took awhile for me to find the right teacher. My master was a Shaolin kung fu teacher, but he also taught tai chi, Chinese medicine, brush painting - he was adept at all… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
For us as Asian-Americans, I think the bane of our existence is one stereotype - 'Sixteen Candles,' the Long Duk Dong character. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
I've built a career in Asia for 18 years, playing roles that had nothing to do with my race because everybody's Chinese in the films. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
I came from doing Wushu and other martial arts, and then I got into movies, and I had to learn that as well -… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
For most normal people, deadlifts stretch your hamstrings, but in my case, it tightened them, because I was already very flexible. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
I really dislike the fact that Asian males are constantly emasculated, whether it's American TV or films. You see it all the time, and… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
In my 20s, it was easy. In your 40s, it's a lot more challenging. You have to look at it like you're an actor,… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
For Cantonese - because there's no standardized pinyin system - I have to have someone read it to me, and then I rewrite the… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
I went to Hong Kong in '97 to witness the handover after graduating university, and then I was gonna backpack around Asia and then… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
Bruce Lee was the first star I idolized. Growing up as a Chinese American, there weren't many people like me on the big screen. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
I wanted to try every style available to me - large productions, small productions, studio films, low-budget. You just can't sit around and wait… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
At Diversion, we want to do genres that people are not doing - or, if we're doing genres that people are doing, to do… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
I really feel that Hong Kong is my home, and Hong Kong is my identity as an actor. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
We'll see what I do after 'Badlands' to show audiences that I have more in my repertoire besides martial arts. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
