“I'm keen on making English language movies. English is still the global language and we can't change that.” Quote by Bruno Zheng Wu
“If you watch a Chinese movie with subtitles, it's just like watching an Arabic movie with Chinese subtitles. That explains why you can't take Chinese language movies and expect them to go abroad.” IfsLanguageWatchesChineseSubtitlesChinese Language Author:Bruno Zheng Wu
“It takes about 6 hours of practice a day for quite a few years to become a professional juggler. I started when I was 14 and that discipline has helped me immensely as a performer.” YearsHoursPracticeDisciplinePerformersJugglers Author:Jeff Raz
“For an acrobat, the acting concepts of 'risk', 'a life or death situation' and 'trusting your partner' are visceral. If an actor loses focus, the scene dies; if an acrobat loses focus, their partner might die.” IfsMightDiesActorsLosesActingSituationFocusRiskSceneConceptsPartnersVisceralLife Or Death Author:Jeff Raz
“Chinese movies are not just about making Chinese local movies. It's about the Chinese money, the Chinese creativeness participating in a global movie. The problem is not the government not supporting this, they of course support this big time. The problem is whether other people are capable of doing the same thing I'm doing.” PeopleProblemBigsGovernmentCoursesSupportCapableLocalsChineseParticipatingCreativeness Author:Bruno Zheng Wu
“When I am performing, I try to follow the advice I give to my students. This can be very hard - I was never a good student and I find I'm no better when I am the teacher.” GivingTryingHardTeacherAdviceStudentsPerformingGood Students Author:Jeff Raz
“The moment when I can see a student's block, name the challenge and watch them become fuller and more dynamic in front of their colleagues' eyes is as rich a moment in a boardroom as it is in a ring.” I CanMomentsEyeNamesChallengesWatchesRichFrontsStudentsRingsBlockColleagues Author:Jeff Raz
“The medical clown connects with patients in a way that is markedly different from the rest of their experience in the hospital.” WayDifferentPatientMedicalHospitalsClown Author:Jeff Raz
“A director once said, when I was complaining about something or other, "I agree, it is terrible. The worst thing you can do to an actor is give him a job." That shut me up and broke off a big hunk of my actor's cynical armor.” GivingSaidBigsJobsActorsCan DoWorstTerribleDirectorsAgreeComplainingBrokeCynicalWorst ThingsArmorHunk Author:Jeff Raz
“I'm a classic movie person. I love action movies, too, but when I grew up I didn't have much action movies.” PersonsActionGrewGrew UpClassicAction MovieClassic Movie Author:Bruno Zheng Wu
“I go into a meditative state but I don't follow a path that people who meditate take, like sitting in a room and getting quiet. It is when I swim that I meditate.” PeopleStatesRoomsPathQuietSittingSwim Author:Benoit Lecomte