When you grow up poor, you have to either work really hard to try and get where you want to be, or you'll just stay put.

Money comes and goes. I'm thankful I have money. I'm trying to save up more. I would like more money. But it's not happiness. If you're a millionaire and hate your family, hate your friends and your life, then what is the point? You're just a person with a lot of money and power who is not happy.

When you grow up poor, you have to either work really hard to try and get where you want to be, or you'll just stay put.

Vietnam, we take over by doing pedicure! That's how we take over. We take over one foot at a time, damn it - that's the plan of attack right there. We take over from the toe up, that's the plan. We spread over USA like fungus from the toe.

It's a constant battle between what your heart tells you, and what your brain tells you.

I learned that money's not happiness. The more famous I am and the more money I make, the closer I stay to my family and friends that I've known since junior high school. True happiness to me is the connection with fellow human beings I've known for a long time.

We want to be seen as more than just martial artists, or bad stereotype token roles in American TV and movies.