Bruce is the man. He was definitely ahead of his time.

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

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

My action follows my characters. If a character is a cop, you cannot be posing all the time, you cannot fly off the roof because it doesn't make any sense - it's not practical.

I got nominated for my second film as best young director in the Aikido Film Festival in Japan.

I've always been in a rebel.

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

There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs.

The main reason I like UFC is not just the martial arts aspect, but it's about one person against the other person. It's about being able to test yourself with the truth.

I'm a very emotional guy.

I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience watches your film.

The sword of the scripture.

Graft good Fruit all, or graft not at all.

As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies. There's always the little guy who's the sidekick to the tall, good-looking guy who gets the girl.

I grew up in a scientific world, the son of a neurosurgeon.

We follow ideas and not men, and rebel against this habit of embodying a principle in a man.

No one ever complains about a speech being too short!

It is sometimes important for science to know how to forget the things she is surest of.

It's not a bad thing to be loved.

The perfect man? A poet on a motorcycle.

I met BSB at a benefit gig we were both doing, and they are really humble, nice guys - and very hard working