My career in the movie business began in Hong Kong, my heart has always been tied to Asia, and it is immensely gratifying to see international recognition for Asian cinema as a whole.

And I don't feel any fear in a sense, because I have every good intention in my heart. When you face up to bad things in the past, the most important thing is not to allow them to happen today or in the future, and as storytellers, we must play our part in that.

As an actor, you hope to find roles that are challenging to you as an artist. Then if you are truly blessed, you will find that it also carries a message that you can impart to your audience.

That's the magic of filmmaking, to draw the audience into an exotic world and keep them there and keep the suspense.

I don't like Kublai Khan, let's just kill him off!

Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story, who you choose to be.

The most important thing is that you have really good friends and family, and when you go back to them, it's like 'what?'. You carry on as who you are.