Artist Quote by Dat Phan

Look at every action movie in Hollywood. Every leading man from Spider-Man to Batman to James Bond, 'Bourne Identity', every one of them possesses…

— Donnie Yen

I feel like it's a bit of a misconception that all actors have to be expert martial artists if they're Asian.

— Simu Liu

When you look at martial arts films, the later ones became more and more exaggerated. It's like, wow, is martial arts only a show?

— Wong Kar-wai

A lot of people don't realize, when you are acting in a martial arts film, you're not just performing martial arts. You're not just…

— Donnie Yen

I wish there were more kung fu films. They are a part of our culture.

— Sammo Hung

I'd like to see more Asian-American roles where the ethnicity of the character can be swapped to another. We can, of course, play the…

— Karen Fukuhara

I think the one thing specifically that is most consistent, is that we want to harken back to martial arts movies because that's kind…

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

I picked up a lot watching Ultimate Fighting. I studied martial arts. But I had an idea to be different, to portray a character…

— Bill Goldberg

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

— Donnie Yen

I'm looked upon as a theater actor who happened to know martial arts before I got into the movies.

— Thomas Ian Griffith

I have acted on some movies that have martial arts elements, but I'm not a professional.

— Liu Yifei

Martial arts are a vehicle for developing your human potential.

— Joe Rogan