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Donnie Yen
Chinese
Actor
Born:
Jul 27
,
1963
Action
Actor
Arts
Director
Me
You
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Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative.
Donnie Yen
Positive
Inspirational
Better
Negative
Something
Than
When you watch my films, you're feeling my heart.
Donnie Yen
You
Heart
Feeling
Films
Watch
I try to update my arsenal constantly. Learning different martial arts since childhood. To understand what's out there. To really be in tune.
Donnie Yen
Learning
Try
Out
Constantly
Martial
Martial Arts
Since
Understand
Arsenal
Update
Childhood
Arts
Different
Tune
Really
Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs.
Donnie Yen
Art
Martial
Self
Hands
Form
Legs
Your
Expression
Inner
Inner Self
In Hong Kong, particularly, we craft this art for decades. The action choreographer actually is the action director. He takes over and he choreographs with - by himself or with his team, and place the camera where he feels cinematic effect to bring out that choreography.
Donnie Yen
Art
Director
Action
Hong Kong
Cinematic
Out
He
Takes
Over
Feels
Particularly
Himself
Kong
Camera
His
Effect
Decades
Craft
Where
Place
Team
Choreographer
Choreography
Actually
Bring
For me, I like to have explosive moments, whether it is a particular movement itself in the whole sequence. I like to have shocking moments; for audiences to feel, like, 'Whoa!' It's always been my forte.
Donnie Yen
Me
Whoa
Feel
Particular
Like
Always
Audiences
Been
Itself
Shocking
Movement
Whether
Forte
Explosive
Sequence
Moments
Whole
Bruce is the man. He was definitely ahead of his time.
Donnie Yen
Time
Man
Definitely
Bruce
He
His
I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story.
Donnie Yen
Me
Director
Think
Telling
About
Story
Film
I gained a lot of confidence after 'IP Man' as being a true actor. I went on to tackle what it is an actor is supposed to do before a film. Do a lot of research, get into the character. That's what I did with 'Dragon.'
Donnie Yen
Character
Man
Confidence
Before
Research
Tackle
True
Supposed
IP
Lot
Get
Did
Being
After
Gained
Film
Actor
Dragon
As an action director, I always try to bring something fresh and new.
Donnie Yen
Director
Try
Action
Something
New
Fresh
Always
Bring
Action choreographer is like talking. When you talk, you have a rhythm. When you act, you have a rhythm. When you're moving your body, you have a rhythm. So as an actor, as a choreographer, the objective is trying to blend everything in - into - ultimately back into that character.
Donnie Yen
Character
You
Action
Back
Everything
Objective
Blend
Like
Talk
Talking
Ultimately
Trying
Rhythm
Moving
Body
Act
Your
Your Body
Choreographer
Actor
Many friends of mine told me that normally only guys like a kung fu movie and the girls would be turned off - they want to see a love story. But Ip Man is a family man, so the women see this and go: 'I want my husband to be like this man. He'll be a scholar, he'll be fighting, he'll care for the family.' So we had a bigger audience.
Donnie Yen
Love
Family
Me
Man
Women
Care
Girl
Husband
Love Story
Fighting
Mine
Would
Would-Be
See
Guys
Only
Scholar
Had
He
Like
Audience
Go
IP
Kung
Kung Fu
Off
Friends
Normally
Family Man
Want
Movie
Bigger
Story
Turned
Many
Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself.
Donnie Yen
Better
Kiss
Wish
Recognition
Critics
Could
Still
Ballistic
Itself
Festivals
Gained
Much
Speaks
Film
I've always been in a rebel.
Donnie Yen
Always
Been
Rebel
There is also a strong following among the urbanites on the East Coast when it comes to martial arts films.
Donnie Yen
Strong
Films
East
East Coast
Martial
Martial Arts
Following
Also
Arts
Coast
Among
From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker.
Donnie Yen
Director
Experience
Action
Maker
Understand
Being
Dynamics
Producer
Choreographer
Elements
Film
Actor
I'm a very emotional guy.
Donnie Yen
Guy
Emotional
Very
There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs.
Donnie Yen
School
Glasses
Other
Types
Kind
Involved
Well
Does
Up
America
Chinese
Really
Gangs
Growing
Growing Up
Thick
Two
I did a couple comedies to balance myself as an actor and balance how audiences see Donnie Yen as an actor, and I would even say as a celebrity or icon, to some fans. I want to show that I'm not Terminator.
Donnie Yen
Myself
Balance
Fans
Say
Would
See
Some
Terminator
Comedies
Couple
How
Audiences
Celebrity
Did
Want
Icon
Show
Even
Actor
A lot of Chinese martial arts films were based on Chinese martial arts novels. And these novels created a world of putting history, calligraphy, and martial arts into one.
Donnie Yen
History
World
Films
Martial
Martial Arts
Putting
Were
Lot
Arts
Chinese
Created
Novels
Based
I think a lot of people don't realize that martial arts are just an expression like anything else. It's just that most people are not trained to punch or kick, but you can walk or run or dance, which is also part of expression.
Donnie Yen
You
People
Walk
Dance
Think
Else
Punch
Kick
Run
Martial
Martial Arts
Part
Like
Most
Also
Lot
Trained
Just
Arts
Anything
Anything Else
Which
Realize
Expression
If you're playing a cop in a modern film, you don't have to walk with your spine straight up and bow before a fight. There's a lot of free form of expressing yourself as an actor.
Donnie Yen
You
Fight
Yourself
Walk
Free
Before
Spine
Bow
Lot
Up
Modern
Form
Straight
Your
Expressing
Film
Actor
Cop
Playing
I spent a couple of years doing American films. I did a few.
Donnie Yen
Few
Films
Spent
Couple
Doing
Years
American
Did
Look at every action movie in Hollywood. Every leading man from Spider-Man to Batman to James Bond, 'Bourne Identity', every one of them possesses martial arts skills.
Donnie Yen
Man
Action
Every
Batman
Possesses
Spider-Man
Martial
Martial Arts
Leading
Leading Man
Look
Bourne
Identity
Arts
James
Movie
James Bond
Them
Hollywood
Skills
Action Movie
Bond
I love working with older actors because number one, I can learn so much from them because they have so much experience. And it's fun to hear their stories from their era, some of the jokes.
Donnie Yen
Love
Jokes
Experience
Older
Some
Learn
Because
Era
Hear
Stories
Them
Much
Working
Fun
Actor
Number
I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience watches your film.
Donnie Yen
Art
Big
Tell
About
Audience
Always
How
Itself
Just
Younger
Acting
Your
Film
Watches
Filmmakers
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