I'm not Ang Lee who knows so much about western market and the taste of western audiences.

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To do art, one thing should always remember - subjects of people in misery have...

To do art, one thing should always remember - subjects of people in misery have...

I am a fan of wuxia.

I am a fan of wuxia.

Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean,...

Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean,...

People in misery is what most important in art.

People in misery is what most important in art.

I must stick with Chinese language films.

I must stick with Chinese language films.

Now a movie with 30 million returns would be something very incredible and the producer...

Now a movie with 30 million returns would be something very incredible and the producer...

You must know what you are capable of.

You must know what you are capable of.

Wuxia is a fantasy world exists in everyone's mind.

Wuxia is a fantasy world exists in everyone's mind.

Time has changed and now is the age of spending.

Time has changed and now is the age of spending.

Only people have been through that miserable time will recall the pass from their deep...

Only people have been through that miserable time will recall the pass from their deep...

But I think we need the international market.

But I think we need the international market.

Piracy has destroyed the domestic market.

Piracy has destroyed the domestic market.

For over ten years I always had, but I don't speak English.

For over ten years I always had, but I don't speak English.

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

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

The so-called commercialism includes elements like story, plots, rhythms and large big scenes.

The so-called commercialism includes elements like story, plots, rhythms and large big scenes.

Ang Lee was educated in the West and his English is good.

Ang Lee was educated in the West and his English is good.

People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main...

People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main...

HERO is a combination of my personal feeling and the commercialism.

HERO is a combination of my personal feeling and the commercialism.

To survive is to win.

To survive is to win.

I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning,...

I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning,...