I really believe that breath, in and of itself can become the ultimate self-healing tool.

I was clear: "I don't want to play businessmen with bifocal glasses and cameras, so if you're going to give me an Asian bad guy to play, then I'm going to give you the baddest Asian bad guy you've ever seen, and you're not going to forget that I was in the film."

In fact, I think new media is going to make a big difference with injecting more people of color into Hollywood and non-Hollywood.

When you start working on a series, it's almost too much work. It's like a movie a week.

I used to be a street performer, and performances on Venice Beach, it's like playing the Apollo: They let you know if they don't like you!

Kids keep getting wiser younger, which is dangerous, and adults need to stop taking themselves too seriously.

The power and depth of Japanese acting certainly inspired me, so I was determined that Hollywood was going to get a taste of that, that Americans were going to get a taste of Japanese action.