Zhang Yimou is an artist. Sometimes we did only two or three shots a day because we were waiting for the sun.
I didn't go to normal children school. I went to sports school when I was 8. So I studied martial arts.
This film 'Hero' talks about the peace of Chinese people.
I think 'Hero' is not a real martial arts movie; it is not about violence, or formula.
Hero shows you how to solve the problem - yourself.
I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China.