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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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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

Topics: Act Action Actor Back Blend Body Character Choreographer Everything Like Moving Objective Rhythm Talk Talking Trying Ultimately You Your Your Body

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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

Topics: Action Actor Being Choreographer Director Dynamics Elements Experience Film Maker Producer Understand

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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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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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As an action director, I always try to bring something fresh and new.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Action Always Bring Director Fresh New Something Try

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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

Topics: Action Action Movie Arts Batman Bond Every Hollywood Identity James James Bond Leading Leading Man Look Man Martial Martial Arts Movie Possesses Skills Spider-Man Them

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An action choreographer is kind of like a dance choreographer. You choreograph the moves and you let the director, cinematographer take into positioning their cameras.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Action Cameras Choreographer Cinematographer Dance Director Kind Like Moves Positioning Take You

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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

Topics: Action Actually Art Bring Camera Choreographer Choreography Cinematic Craft Decades Director Effect Feels He Himself His Hong Kong Kong Out Over Particularly Place Takes Team Where

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Whether I'm acting or making it, at the end of the day it's telling the story; action, drama. You want the audience to feel it - the story, the action, the scene, or a particular shot. I just keep working on crafting my art, on how to make action movies.

~Donnie Yen

Topics: Acting Action Action Movies Art Audience Crafting Day Drama End End Of The Day Feel How Just Keep Make Making Movies Particular Scene Shot Story Telling Want Whether Working You

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