I just like to choose projects that will allow me as an artist to make my art.

Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself.

I certainly hope 'Dragon' can leave some legacy behind.

I always used to wonder why American actors were getting fat, then I made a U.S. movie. I'm seeing all the food every day, and there's lots of waiting around because making an American movie is very slow.

A lot of Chinese martial arts films were based on Chinese martial arts novels. And these novels created a world of putting history, calligraphy, and martial arts into one.

It takes years of building that experience as a filmmaker, as well as physically. You have to have a high level understanding of martial arts.

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