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I would have to say that working on 'Warrior' felt more like working on a play than any other film I've ever done.

The little bit of buzz around 'Warrior' led to a lot of opportunities anyway, before the movie even came out.

There is something of the warrior in me.

Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior.

I'm a warrior when it comes to pursuing roles.

I'm looked upon as a theater actor who happened to know martial arts before I got into the movies.

I couldn't pick up a sword and go fight anyone, let me put it that way. It's choreography and it's acting. The best sword fights you see look amazing, but it's the acting that sells it more than anything.

One of the first movies my dad took me to see was the original 'Road Warrior.' And I was kind of raised on the action movies of that era: 'The Terminator' and 'Die Hard' and, of course, all of the 'Star Wars' movies.

I picked up a lot watching Ultimate Fighting. I studied martial arts. But I had an idea to be different, to portray a character people would like.

'Crouching Tiger,' of course, was a very dramatic role for me, and the fighting was very serious.