I'm very pessimistic about that, no matter how hard we may try. The Chinese market is huge, but out of last year's $2 billion box office, $1.8 billion was taken in by foreign movies, and just $200 million by our own movies, no matter how much we have learned of their techniques, or their good practices. The Hollywood movies imported into China are all good movies; does the U.S. make lousy movies? Yes, too many lousy movies, but the imports are good films, so how can they not be box office hits? They're all hits.

Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

I want to build up my philosophy... my philosophy with kung fu is to respect people.

I now have two different audiences. There's the one that has been watching my action films for 20 years, and the American family audience. American jokes, less fighting.

Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person's life.

Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society.

Coffee is a language in itself.