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

Zhang Yimou is an artist. Sometimes we did only two or three shots a day because we were waiting for the sun.

Everything too fast is not good but everything too slow is also not good. You need balance. That's why I like martial arts: it always tells you how to control your body, your mind, your heart. Balance. Balance can keep the world's peace. I think that's a very good thing.

And lot of Asian audiences and reporters don't like me to act as a bad guy. But I think I want to become an actor, I want to try different way.

My wife wanted my children to have some Chinese culture and education. She believes the children need to learn two languages and two cultures.

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

Jackie Chan is a very good comedy/martial arts star. He does one kind of martial arts that Jet Li doesn't know how to do and Jet Li does a martial art that Jackie Chan doesn't know how to do. You can both go to two Chinese restaurants, but both can have different kinds of food.