There's a huge interest in the Chinese market, and Hollywood has a huge interest in the Chinese market with films like 'Transformers' making more money over there than here. Daniel Wu chinesefilmhollywood Change image and share on social
Bruce Lee was the first star I idolized. Growing up as a Chinese American, there weren't many people like me on the big screen. Daniel Wu americanbigbruce Change image and share on social
Part of the Hong Kong style is the fact that a lot of the performers can perform the moves, and we don't over-rehearse this stuff. Daniel Wu facthongkong Change image and share on social
It was 'Shaolin Temple,' Jet Li's first movie. That was the movie that got me to want to learn martial arts. Then I became a huge Jet Li/Jackie Chan fan after that. Daniel Wu artchanfan Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I loved watching kung fu movies - in San Francisco, we had 'Kung Fu Theater' on TV on Saturdays, and they'd air old Shaw Brothers movies with English dubbing, things like that. Daniel Wu airbrotherdub Change image and share on social
I think filmmaking is a gamble anyway, right? You never know the results from the start. Daniel Wu filmmakegambleresult Change image and share on social
In 'The Matrix,' you see the fight between Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishburne. It's an amazing fight. But I know that they've rehearsed it for months beforehand. Because in some of the moves you can see them anticipating blocks before they actually happen. Daniel Wu amazeanticipateblock share on social
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 was a hyperactive kid, and it took awhile for me to find the right teacher. My master was a Shaolin kung fu teacher, but he also taught tai chi, Chinese medicine, brush painting - he was adept at all facets of Chinese culture. Daniel Wu adeptawhilebrush share on social
For us as Asian-Americans, I think the bane of our existence is one stereotype - 'Sixteen Candles,' the Long Duk Dong character. Daniel Wu americanasianbane Change image and share on social
