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When you direct a movie, you're basically looking at a story, the way you want to look at it. You bring that director's vision, and I'm totally open for that.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Basically Bring Direct Director Look Looking Movie Open Story Totally Vision Want Way You

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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

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It's a blessing to be given a variety of roles to what I call an iconic action actor like myself.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Action Actor Blessing Call Given Iconic Like Myself Roles Variety

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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

Topics: Arts Based Chinese Created Films History Lot Martial Martial Arts Novels Putting Were World

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I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: About Director Film Me Story Telling Think I Think

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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

Topics: Also Anything Anything Else Arts Dance Else Expression Just Kick Like Lot Martial Martial Arts Most Part People Punch Realize Run Think Trained Walk Which You I Think

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I think action movies bring more excitement than tears, but I always want to take it to another level. I mean, I think if one appreciates anything in life to a certain degree, it could possibly bring tears to your eyes.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Action Action Movies Always Another Anything Appreciates Bring Certain Certain Degree Could Degree Excitement Eyes Level Life Mean More Movies Possibly Take Tears Than Think Want Your I Think

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A period film, where you, for example, where you have a traditional wardrobes, you are bound to act a certain way. But in a modern film, a lot of body gesture.

~Donnie Yen

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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

Topics: Actor Before Bow Cop Expressing Fight Film Form Free Lot Modern Playing Spine Straight Up Walk You Your Yourself

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I spent a couple of years doing American films. I did a few.

~Donnie Yen

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Actor

Born: July 27th, 1963

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