Zhang Yimou Quotes

You must know what you are capable of.

But I think we need the international market.

I am a fan of wuxia.

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

Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and does not have any choice.

Time has changed and now is the age of spending.

Now a movie with 30 million returns would be something very incredible and the producer can only get 10 to 15 million. This is only 100 thousands US dollars. This is not enough!

Piracy has destroyed the domestic market.

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

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

I must stick with Chinese language films.

People in misery is what most important in art.

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

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