Zhang Yimou is an artist. Sometimes we did only two or three shots a day because we were waiting for the sun.

I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other.

If you are always allowed to stop training whenever you feel discomfort, you will find it too easy to give yourself permission to quit.

Learn the way and find your own way.

Bruce Lee was very famous. I watched his movies and he is amazing. He is a martial arts master, his philosophy, his movement, both physically and mentally, were very strong.

A weapon isn't good or bad, depends on the person who uses it.

I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience.

My wife wanted my children to have some Chinese culture and education. She believes the children need to learn two languages and two cultures.

One cannot choose how one's life begins but one can choose to face the end with courage

Everywhere I go, I still have time to meditate. People think meditating is sitting there, nobody bothering you, but you can even talk and still meditate

Zhang Yimou tried to use martial arts to talk about Chinese culture, Chinese people. What do they think, what do they want and what do they hope.

Kendati batas antara kebebasan dan ketidakpedulian terkadang saru

So they left the subject and played croquet, which is a very good game for people who are annoyed with one another, giving many opportunities for venting rancor.

I watch virtually no TV. All my screen time is computer time for me. When I'm not doing that I'm reading or talking to my friends who I got to know through computers.

Art is violent. To be decisive is violent. ... To place a chair at a partial angle on the stage destroys every other possible choice, every other option.

This is what poems are: with mercy for the greedy, they are the tongue's wrangle, the world's pottage, the rat's star.

If this bloke's a Test match bowler, then my backside is a fire engine

Bottom line, if people don't say what they believe, those ideas and feelings get lost. If they are lost often enough, those ideas and feelings never return.

Yesterday is skin on snake, to be shed many times.

Up from Earth's Centre through the Seventh Gate rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate; And many a Knot unravel'd by the Road; But not the Master-knot of Human Fate.

He's worse than Dracula because at least Dracula comes out of his coffin now and then. He seems to stay on his line and that's it.