"For years, I looked to Bruce Lee as……" — Donnie Yen
"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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39 Quotes by Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen has 39 quotes on this site.
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There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school,…
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I'm a very emotional guy.
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Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative.
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I got nominated for my second film as best young director in the Aikido Film Festival in Japan.
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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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As an action director, I always try to bring something fresh and new.
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Bruce is the man. He was definitely ahead of his time.
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For me, shooting, editing, and scoring rely on rhythm.
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From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being…
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I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of…
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I certainly hope 'Dragon' can leave some legacy behind.
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I have always been a great fan of Peter Chan and many other great directors who specialize in anything outside…
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I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed…
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We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male…
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I make American films for American audiences and Asian films for Asian audiences.
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I want to be an Asian Robert De Niro.
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They probably do have an Asian Barbie.
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All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was unimaginable to my parents.
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For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think it gave young girls a…
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To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of…
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When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor; they had never…
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I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles.
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In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition…
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