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.

The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but action is not the only thing in my movies. I always like to show human nature - something deep inside the heart.

I have never intended in any of my films to sell violence or to glorify it. Even in the most intense action sequences in my films, there is a message about how evil violence is.

I can use movie as a language. Not only could it send a good message, I could let people know about my thinking and how I see the world, how I see the colour, how I see the music, how I see everything.

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

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

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