Zhang is a friend of mine: he said forget about acting and just do normal things in the movie.

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.

When a dream of dying actually becomes a chance to live. All you have to do is fall.

When you are isolated and obscured, your achievements may be wonderful but unknown.

But at the time, a mark of how far down the rabbit hole I had fallen, I saw it as just another tragedy I needed to stuff in the growing box in the back of my head. Shut the top and move on.

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.

The idea of human rights as a fundamental principle can be seen to underlie throughout Islamic teachings.

Realistic' is a loaded word for me. Anyone who uses the word 'realistic' is all bad.

Fred Astaire represented the aristocracy, I represented the proletariat.

I'll tell you, there's no goodies and baddies in the world, there's just people with intentions that sometimes clash.

My attention span is all over the place, and I overthink things. I'm an insomniac.

The cost of health care and the cost of cars and fuel are huge burdens on families and businesses. We can reduce health care costs NOW by promoting biking, walking and transit.