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 Yen0
Next quotes
Donnie Yen:
When you direct a movie, you're basically looking at a story, the way you want to look at it. You bDonnie Yen:
I did a couple comedies to balance myself as an actor and balance how audiences see Donnie Yen as aDonnie Yen:
It's a blessing to be given a variety of roles to what I call an iconic action actor like myself.Donnie Yen:
A lot of Chinese martial arts films were based on Chinese martial arts novels. And these novels creDonnie Yen:
I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story.Donnie Yen:
I think a lot of people don't realize that martial arts are just an expression like anything else.Donnie Yen:
I think action movies bring more excitement than tears, but I always want to take it to another levDonnie Yen:
A period film, where you, for example, where you have a traditional wardrobes, you are bound to actDonnie Yen:
If you're playing a cop in a modern film, you don't have to walk with your spine straight up and boDonnie Yen:
I spent a couple of years doing American films. I did a few.