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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

  Moving, Character, Talking

  "TalkAsia" with Kristie Lu Stout, www.cnn.com. October 19, 2011.

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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

  Art, Drama, The End Of The Day

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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

  Running, Art, Thinking

  "IGN Interviews Donnie Yen". Interview with Spence D., www.ign.com. August 26, 2004.

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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

  Blessing, Roles, Actors

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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

  Art, Chinese, World

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

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• 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.

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• I try to update my arsenal constantly. Learning different martial arts since childhood. To understand what's out there. To really be in tune.

  Donnie Yen

  Art, Childhood, Trying

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

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• Doing a movie is a stressful thing. You spend months of you life focusing into that one project, and I want to make sure I do something I really like or I'm really passionate about.

  Donnie Yen

  Passionate, Want, Months

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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

  Moving, Directors, Cameras

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

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• 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

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• Like any other actor, I draw on life experience.

  Donnie Yen

  Actors, Life Experience, Draws

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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

  Vision, Stories, Want

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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

  Art, Team, Directors

  "TalkAsia" with Kristie Lu Stout, www.cnn.com. October 19, 2011.

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

  Donnie Yen

  Editing, Shooting, Rhythm

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

  Donnie Yen

  Dragons, Legacy, Behinds

  "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.

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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

  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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• 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

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• 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

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• 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.

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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.

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  Jobs, Character, Play

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• 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.

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• 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.

  Donnie Yen

  Art, Years, Understanding

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

  Donnie Yen

  Art, Artist, Projects

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

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

  Donnie Yen

  Japan, Festivals, Aikido

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• In Hollywood, I'm lucky, I only do big movies like 'Blade.' It's much more comfortable: you have a trailer.

  Donnie Yen

  Lucky, Hollywood, Bigs

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