Still, as much as I wish Ballistic Kiss could be a better film, the recognition it gained from critics and at festivals speaks for itself.

Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative.

Martial art is a form of expression, an expression from your inner self to your hands and legs.

My action follows my characters. If a character is a cop, you cannot be posing all the time, you cannot fly off the roof because it doesn't make any sense - it's not practical.

I got nominated for my second film as best young director in the Aikido Film Festival in Japan.

I've always been in a rebel.

For years, I looked to Bruce Lee as a mentor as being a Chinese and Asian man living in this country.

There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs.

The main reason I like UFC is not just the martial arts aspect, but it's about one person against the other person. It's about being able to test yourself with the truth.

I'm a very emotional guy.

Bruce is the man. He was definitely ahead of his time.

We are born to make manifest the glory of God.

We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.

Are you always this honest?""Almost never

I'm a believer in the parent first, friend second philosophy, and trying to find that balance.

The sun is gone, but I have a light.

The bringer of fear was afraid.

Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.

Music evokes so many feelings in us, memories, nostalgia, things that are connected to our past.

New Zealanders who leave for Australia raise the IQ of both countries

Clarity of vision - what you've been looking at from the wrong angle and not seen at all.