Donnie Yen Quotes About Film

Quotes about: Film

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

  Donnie Yen

  Heart, Feelings, Watches

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• I got nominated for my second film as best young director in the Aikido Film Festival in Japan.

  Donnie Yen

  Japan, Festivals, Aikido

• There is also a strong following among the urbanites on the East Coast when it comes to martial arts films.

  Donnie Yen

  Art, Strong, Easter

• 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.

  Donnie Yen

  Character, Challenges, Historical

• 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

  Art, Chinese, World

  Interview with Spence D., www.ign.com. August 26, 2004.

• 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, Men, Dragons

  "Donnie Yen Exclusive Interview: Discussing ‘Dragon’ And The Censored Ending Audiences May Never See". Interview with Chris C. Anderson, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 26, 2012.

• I don't make comparisons between any movies. I compare characters. All my actions, performances, all my films, they are driven by the characteristic. If I'm playing a cop, then I give him a particular style - I may not know that style, but as an actor I have to be responsible to do your homework and do your research and training and stuff like that.

  Donnie Yen

  Character, Giving, Style

  Source: screenrant.com

• 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

  Actors, Elements, Dynamics

• Personally, I prefer contemporary films, but the market calls for more period choices, especially since China opened up a cinema market in Hong Kong. There's a lot of restriction for contemporary films simply because of subject matter.

  Donnie Yen

  Choices, Cinema, Matter

• I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience watches your film.

  Donnie Yen

  Art, Acting, Watches

• 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

  Character, Thinking, Flying

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

  Donnie Yen

  Couple, Years, Film

  Interview with Bill Graham, collider.com. November 29, 2012.

• 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.

  Donnie Yen

  Art, People, Acting

  "Interview with Action Film Star Donnie Yen". "Talk Asia", www.cnn.com. October 19, 2011.

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

  Donnie Yen

  Thinking, Directors, Stories

  Interview with Spence D., www.ign.com. August 26, 2004.

• 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

  Fighting, Actors, Bows

  "Action Star Donnie Yen Talks DRAGON, Why He Turned Down THE EXPENDABLES 2, Period Versus Modern, Whether Breaking Out in the U.S. is a Goal, and More". Interview with Bill Graham, collider.com. November 29, 2012.

• 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

  Kissing, Wish, Festivals

• 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

  Example, Body, Gestures

  "Action Star Donnie Yen Talks DRAGON, Why He Turned Down THE EXPENDABLES 2, Period Versus Modern, Whether Breaking Out in the U.S. is a Goal, and More". Interview with Bill Graham, collider.com. November 29, 2012.

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