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I act according to the requirements of the character, and if I try to play the role, then I play it truthfully. In my daily life, I'm a laid-back, peaceful guy. I'm just doing my job to act.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: According Act Character Daily Daily Life Doing Guy Job Just Life Peaceful Play Requirements Role Then Truthfully Try

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My action follows my characters. If a character is a cop, you cannot be posing all the time, you cannot fly off the roof because it doesn't make any sense - it's not practical.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Action Any Because Cannot Character Characters Cop Fly Follows Make Off Posing Practical Roof Sense Time You

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For me, shooting, editing, and scoring rely on rhythm.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Editing Me Rely Rhythm Scoring Shooting

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Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Better Inspirational Negative Positive Something Than

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When you watch my films, you're feeling my heart.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Feeling Films Heart Watch You

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There's a lot of thinking when you choreograph something. You're not just choreographing some bodies, arms, legs flying around to look cool. It's a lot more complicated and sophisticated. You also have to deal with the connection of the whole film, so when I choreograph, I think of the movement itself, the camera angles, the characters.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Also Angles Arms Around Bodies Camera Characters Complicated Connection Cool Deal Film Flying Itself Just Legs Look Lot More Movement Some Something Sophisticated Think Thinking Whole You I Think

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I just like to choose projects that will allow me as an artist to make my art.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Allow Art Artist Choose Just Like Make Me Projects Will

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Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Art Expression Form Hands Inner Inner Self Legs Martial Self Your

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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

Topics: America Chinese Does Gangs Glasses Growing Growing Up Involved Kind Other Really School Thick Two Types Up Well

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I certainly hope 'Dragon' can leave some legacy behind.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Behind Certainly Dragon Hope Leave Legacy Some

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Actor

Born: July 27th, 1963

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