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Zhang Yimou Biography

Zhang Yimou ([ʈʂáŋ î.mǒu]; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum.

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I must stick with Chinese language films.

Chinese, Films, Language, Stick, Sticks

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

Fantasy, Mind, World

To do art, one thing should always remember - subjects of people in misery have deep meanings.

Art, Misery, People, Remember, Subjects

People in misery is what most important in art.

Art, Important, Misery, People

You must know what you are capable of.

Capable, Know, Knows

People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life.

Leisure, Objectives, People, Spending, Views

I'm not Ang Lee who knows so much about western market and the taste of western audiences.

Ang, Audience, Knows, Taste, Western

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

Commercialism, Elements, Large, Plot, Plots, Stories

Piracy has destroyed the domestic market.

Destroyed, Domestic, Market, Piracy

I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories.

Functioning, Mind, Old, Stills, Stories

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.

Destiny, Like, Man, Men, Ocean, Political

Time has changed and now is the age of spending.

Age, Spending, Time

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!

100, Dollars, Incredible, Producer, Return, Would Be

Ang Lee was educated in the West and his English is good.

Educated, Good, Lee, West

To survive is to win.

Survive, Win, Winning

This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own.

Considerate, Firsts, Make, Movie, Trying, Wuxia

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

Combination, Feelings, Hero, Personal

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

Memories, Miserable, People, Time