Quotes by chinese authors

The image we have of a famous person often bears no relation to them. David Tang
Relation Bears Person Often Famous Famous Person Them Image
I'm not terribly technological. I'm awfully backward about iPads and BlackBerries and suchlike; I still have a great fondness for Teletext, and I clung onto my fax machine for as long as I could, but eventually you have to move with the times. David Tang
Great You Long Machine Backward Fax About Fondness Could Onto Terribly Still iPads Times Move Eventually Technological
Chairman Mao not only introduced Pinyin in China, but also simplified half the Chinese characters, believing that fewer strokes would enable more people to learn to write the characters. David Tang
People Half Characters Strokes Introduced Would More Only More People Write Simplified Also Learn Enable Fewer China Chinese Mao Chairman Chairman Mao Believing
Cantonese, which has up to nine tones as opposed to the five in Mandarin, is much more versatile and one of the richest dialects in Chinese. David Tang
Nine More Dialects Opposed Versatile Up Five Which Chinese Much Richest Tones
I'm extraordinarily lucky to have so many friends across such a diverse group of people. One day I'll be at Oxford, the next at some complete idiot's lunch. David Tang
Day People Idiot Group Lunch Extraordinarily Complete One Day Some Diverse Friends Oxford Next Across Many Lucky
The crux of the matter was... the partnership between Richemont and myself was going sour for personal reasons, and you know, you can't have two people arguing all the time, so it was either my buying him out or him buying me out. David Tang
Time Myself Me You People Matter Out Arguing Between Crux Know Him Partnership Sour Personal Going Personal Reasons Either Reasons Buying Two Two People
There is no point mucking around and saying we are just going to have one or two shops and that's it... we are going to reach, you know, 40 shops around the world. I want 150 shops in China. David Tang
Saying You World One Or Two No Point Point Reach Know Around Going Shops Just Want China Two
Entrepreneurs should never work with big corporations. David Tang
Work Big Corporations Entrepreneurs Never Big Corporations Should
It's very important to be curious in a very universal way. Whether someone is poor or rich, I'm curious about everything. David Tang
Important Rich Everything Way About Someone Very Curious Whether Poor Universal
My existence is fuller of other people's experiences than my own. If they cut open my brain, these are what I would retain most. David Tang
People Own Other Would My Own Retain Open Most Brain Existence Than Experiences Cut Fuller
Young leading cadres have risen up by helicopter. They should really rise step by step. Deng Xiaoping
Young Rise Risen Step Leading Up Really Helicopter Should
Let some people get rich first. Deng Xiaoping
People Some People First Rich Some Get
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
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