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

I did a couple comedies to balance myself as an actor and balance how audiences see Donnie Yen as an actor, and I would even say as a celebrity or icon, to some fans. I want to show that I'm not Terminator.

I have always been a great fan of Peter Chan and many other great directors who specialize in anything outside of action.

Personally, I prefer contemporary films, but the market calls for more period choices, especially since China opened up a cinema market in Hong Kong. There's a lot of restriction for contemporary films simply because of subject matter.

In Hollywood, I'm lucky, I only do big movies like 'Blade.' It's much more comfortable: you have a trailer.

For me, shooting, editing, and scoring rely on rhythm.

I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story.