I came to America with a dream and I made it. The dream became reality. America is built for success.

Air is beautiful, yet you cannot see it. It's soft, yet you cannot touch it. Air is a little like my brain.

I love challenges. If you don't have any and can do whatever you want, then it's probably time to die.

I am the Fred Astaire of karate.

You need at least six or seven years to understand the philosophy and concentration of karate to know to clean your spirit of everything and dedicate your mind and body to the sport.

••If you work with a jackhammer during an earthquake, stop, otherwise you are working for nothing.

I'm lucky, because I started action movies at the age of 25. Now I'm 47, and I'm still kicking like a mule, and I'm as flexible as before.