Wuxia Genre Quotes

'Crouching Tiger,' of course, was a very dramatic role for me, and the fighting was very serious.

You can use martial arts to tell a different story. Ang Lee used martial arts in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' to talk about love.

Being a student of Wuxia literature, I was aware 'Crouching Tiger' was book four in the 'Crane Iron Pentalogy.'

There is absolutely no Wuxia or martial arts in 'Red Cliff.' I want all the action to look realistic.

My wife, Lisa, and I both grew up on wuxia - Chinese historical romances. They're kind of analogous to Western epics. They're based on history, just like 'the Iliad' and 'the Odyssey' are based on history, but they're romanticized, and a lot of fantasy elements have been added.

There might never be another 'Crouching Tiger.' There might be something that's even better than 'Crouching Tiger.'

This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own.

Growing up I watched a lot of Hong Kong movies, I watched big stars like Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau, and Tony Leung on the big screens.

A lot of Chinese martial arts films were based on Chinese martial arts novels. And these novels created a world of putting history, calligraphy, and martial arts into one.

I've been watching things like 'Master of the Flying Guillotine' since I was 5.

I'm a great consumer of kung-fu movies - mid-'70s to late-'80s.