The most important thing is that you have really good friends and family, and when you go back to them, it's like 'what?'. You carry on as who you are.
I really believe that this genre [martial arts] deserves more respect and dignity than it's ever been given.
The reason why I decided to wait two years after the Bond movie, and to work with Ang Lee in a martial arts movie, is because I really believe that this genre deserves more respect and dignity than it's ever been given. Before, people saw it as a fairy tale; they felt they could take it easy. But it shouldn't be about that. It's so steeped in our culture, it should have more depth to it. It's never easy to find that balance, when it's such a magical type of film, to make you accept our soaring to the skies... it was a risk, but when we did this movie, it was for a Western audience.
I kick and punch quite hard, and it surprises people.
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