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
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
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
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
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
