I hate violence, yes I do. It's kind of a dilemma, huh?.

Actually, the few good Chinese movies that foreign countries choose to import are Zhang Yimou's, and mine, a few directors, but how many movies can we make in a year? We can only make a few, while they turn them out continuously.

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

I want to be an Asian Robert De Niro.

Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again.

China produces 600 movies in a year, of which 3 or 4 go abroad, while of the several hundred they make, we only bring in 50. It's 50 now, but that could be expanded later on.

I do small things. I try to do good things every day.