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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Growing up, my inspirations were Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, all these martial arts legends. I wanted to express my talent on screen in a certain way. I felt that it made me a little different.
I got trained in kick-boxing and mixed martial arts. I enjoyed the whole process so much, and I'd love to do more action films.
I've always been huge into martial arts.
I was always into martial arts and boxing.
I grew up doing martial arts, and it's one of these things where I always kind of liked acting, but I was never real serious about it.
Because my master was this renaissance man, I wasn't just learning a fighting style, I was learning how kung fu permeates all aspects of life, from eating to healthy living to mental state.
I'm looked upon as a theater actor who happened to know martial arts before I got into the movies.
I've done a lot of training in martial arts. I started out in warring tempo, I did sports jujitsu, and I've also practiced extreme martial arts.
Even though I was theatrically trained, learning to develop a character was an awesome experience.
I'm a big fan of martial arts films, novels and radio programs.
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