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An action choreographer is ki...

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.

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For me, I like to have explos...

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.

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A lot of people don't realize...

A lot of people don't realize, when you are acting in a martial arts film, you're not just performing martial arts. You're not just performing martial arts. You're actually acting as much as any other actor.

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I love working with older act...

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.

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Action choreographer is like ...

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.

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I gained a lot of confidence ...

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.'

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In Hong Kong, particularly, w...

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.

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I always used to wonder why A...

I always used to wonder why American actors were getting fat, then I made a U.S. movie. I'm seeing all the food every day, and there's lots of waiting around because making an American movie is very slow.

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I think action movies bring m...

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.

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For me, shooting, editing, an...

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

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When you direct a movie, you'...

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.

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I think film, to me, as a dir...

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

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A lot of Chinese martial arts...

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.

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Better to be called something...

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

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For me, the challenge of a pe...

For me, the challenge of a period film is that, unlike a contemporary film where the character can be very free-form when it comes to the acting, there's a burden to acting in a period film because you have to stay within the character's historical background and the gestures of certain periods.

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I spent a couple of years doi...

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

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It's a blessing to be given a...

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

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Many friends of mine told me ...

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.

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I certainly hope 'Dragon' can...

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

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It takes years of building th...

It takes years of building that experience as a filmmaker, as well as physically. You have to have a high level understanding of martial arts.

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