My mum lives in Boston; she's famous for teaching wushu and t'ai chi. So from when I was young, my mum and aunt were like: 'You're training; you're not playing baseball or football.' Training every day was normal. Later, when I was almost a teenager, Bruce Lee became my idol.

Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs.

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

Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative.

I'm a very emotional guy.

I like to stay within the context of the character's background. If he's a cop, I have to make sure the audience is convinced that this person, a cop, can do only so much without a gun.

I spent a couple of years doing American films. I did a few.