American comedies about Asians have never been funny to me. That always kind of pissed me off.

That's the worst thing for an actor: when you say to someone, "Yeah, I was in that movie," and they say, "You were?"

It's not whether you fall or make a mistake, it's what you do when you fall. And I say you stand up. You keep standing up. It's not how many times you fall, it's how many times you stand up.

I really believe that breath, in and of itself can become the ultimate self-healing tool.

I used to be a street performer, and performances on Venice Beach, it's like playing the Apollo: They let you know if they don't like you!

Kids keep getting wiser younger, which is dangerous, and adults need to stop taking themselves too seriously.

You can't just replace someone with a regular-looking guy who didn't say any of the lines.

I don't know if many people realize that Dolph Lundgren is a chemical engineer. He's not a dumb blond guy. This guy is smart and he's a martial artist.

The power of Hollywood, as we know, is that it can create these images in people's minds, and they live with those images for their whole life.

Bruce Lee was the first guy to bring film recognition of Asian men not being wimps, so it made me want to be as powerful as he was.

I've been in a lot of cult movies, but I've been very fortunate to have been involved in projects that people remember.

People don't trust private health insurance companies for all the right reasons.

What is memory for if not to fortify and sustain?

The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It's a completely different way to get entertainment.

I felt free and chained at the same time - like one feels just before election, when all the crooks have been nominated and you are beseeched to vote for the right man.

I aspire to be able to appreciate and review a director based on their accomplishments and based on who they are and what they bring to the material, regardless of their gender.

I am practicing being kind over being right.

I do not believe any type of religion should ever be introduced into the public schools of the United States.

To my mind the old masters are not art; their value is in their scarcity.

I'm not into older guys. To tell you the truth, Richard Gere is not the sexiest man alive, in my book.