I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. I think I have proved my ability in this field and it won't make sense for me to continue for another five or 10 years.

In acting you do a lot of research. Audience watch Jet Li because of the fight. They watch other actors because they are funny. If they want funny, they don't want to see Jet Li, they watch the other guy. That's the reality I face, until the one day I can prove I can make film without action that is a fun movie. Then everybody will say Jet Li, hmmm.

Zhang is a friend of mine: he said forget about acting and just do normal things in the movie.

In martial arts, the biggest enemy is self. Inside you struggle because you want to prove something.

You can use martial arts to tell a different story. Ang Lee used martial arts in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' to talk about love.

When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family.

This film 'Hero' talks about the peace of Chinese people.