When I made 'Hard Boiled,' I had no idea that it would be released to an international audience. I just wanted to make a film to team up my two favorite actors, Tony Leung and Chow Yun-Fat.

I also wanted people to know that football actually started in China almost 3000 years ago.

My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism.

When I made 'Hard Boiled,' I had no idea that it would be released to an international audience. I just wanted to make a film to team up my two favorite actors, Tony Leung and Chow Yun-Fat.

It's pretty easy to make a film in China. A few years ago I just walked into the office and let them know I wanted to make a movie called 'Red Cliff' and they were so excited. They said, 'Let's do it!' It's that simple.

There is absolutely no Wuxia or martial arts in 'Red Cliff.' I want all the action to look realistic.

For my own films, I would like to see 'Bullet in the Head' remastered. The original cut was actually almost three hours.