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
My sister Gloria asked me to try modeling. Daniel Wu askgloriamodele Change image and share on social
For Mandarin scripts, there's software now where you can just insert the Chinese script, and it comes out all in pinyin. Daniel Wu chineseinsertmandarin 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
What we did with 'Tai Chi Zero' and 'Tai Chi Hero' was break down the martial-arts genre and make it younger, hipper, and kind of cooler for the younger kids. Daniel Wu artbreakchi Change image and share on social
If you're down to 6% body fat, which I've done before, you burn out really quickly. Like, in a couple hours, you're pretty much done, and then you're useless. Daniel Wu bodyburncouple 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
I graduated from university with a degree in architecture and then ended up doing a series of internships with different firms. And once I was in an office environment, I realized that at school what I was doing was 98 percent creative, 2 percent makework, but in the real world, it was the other way around. Daniel Wu architecturecreativedegree share on social
I think growing up in the States and Australia, we were exposed to a lot of different types of things. I used to go to Gilman to watch punk shows, and it's a complete different environment - you were inspired by so many different things, whereas in Hong Kong, there is nothing for anybody. Daniel Wu australiacompleteenvironment 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