Donnie Yen

Personally, I prefer contemporary films, but the market calls for more period choices, especially since China opened up a cinema market in…

— Donnie Yen

I think action movies bring more excitement than tears, but I always want to take it to another level. I mean, I…

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I try to update my arsenal constantly. Learning different martial arts since childhood. To understand what's out there. To really be in…

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I think a lot of people don't realize that martial arts are just an expression like anything else. It's just that most…

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Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs.

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In Hong Kong, particularly, we craft this art for decades. The action choreographer actually is the action director. He takes over and…

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I'm a very emotional guy.

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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…

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As an action director, I always try to bring something fresh and new.

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When audiences look at an action actor like myself, sometimes we are very easily stereotyped or characterized as one type. They forget…

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Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals…

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From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film…

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I certainly hope 'Dragon' can leave some legacy behind.

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A period film, where you, for example, where you have a traditional wardrobes, you are bound to act a certain way. But…

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For years, I looked to Bruce Lee as a mentor as being a Chinese and Asian man living in this country.

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I gained a lot of confidence after 'IP Man' as being a true actor. I went on to tackle what it is…

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There is also a strong following among the urbanites on the East Coast when it comes to martial arts films.

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Like any other actor, I draw on life experience.

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Many friends of mine told me that normally only guys like a kung fu movie and the girls would be turned off…

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Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative.

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I think every actor wants to try out different things.

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I don't make comparisons between any movies. I compare characters. All my actions, performances, all my films, they are driven by the…

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I've always been in a rebel.

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My action follows my characters. If a character is a cop, you cannot be posing all the time, you cannot fly off…

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I always used to wonder why American actors were getting fat, then I made a U.S. movie. I'm seeing all the food…

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