I went to Hong Kong in '97 to witness the handover after graduating university, and then I was gonna backpack around Asia and then come back here and look for a job. Daniel Wu asiabackbackpack Change image and share on social
I've built a career in Asia for 18 years, playing roles that had nothing to do with my race because everybody's Chinese in the films. Daniel Wu asiabuildcareer Change image and share on social
In my 20s, I could just power through stuff and be fine, but now, in your 40s? It's kind of like Kobe Bryant. He plays basketball a little bit differently than he did when he first started out. Daniel Wu 20s40sbasketball Change image and share on social
We'll see what I do after 'Badlands' to show audiences that I have more in my repertoire besides martial arts. Daniel Wu artaudiencebadland Change image and share on social
I really dislike the fact that Asian males are constantly emasculated, whether it's American TV or films. You see it all the time, and it's so weird that they don't see sexuality in Asian men. Daniel Wu americanasianconstantly Change image and share on social
I came from doing Wushu and other martial arts, and then I got into movies, and I had to learn that as well - the language of martial arts movie fighting. It's a different thing; it's a different kind of logic. Daniel Wu artfightkind share on social
What I miss from the States, I guess, is going to museums and to see small rock shows in small bars. We don't have that in Hong Kong. Unfortunately because the property market is so high, all rent is so expensive, they can't afford to have a rock music bar because those things don't make a lot of money, and they're paying a lot of rent. Daniel Wu affordbarexpensive share on social
I definitely don't think I'm going to have a mid-life crisis. Daniel Wu crisislifemid Change image and share on social
Asian Americans haven't had as many opportunities as other people to build their careers in Hollywood, just because there hasn't been that much of an interest, especially in Asian American males. Daniel Wu americanasianbuild Change image and share on social
At Diversion, we want to do genres that people are not doing - or, if we're doing genres that people are doing, to do them in a fresh way. Daniel Wu diversionfreshgenre Change image and share on social