Zhang Yimou Quotes

• 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!

  Zhang Yimou

  Dollars, Would Be, Return

  45 Copy quote

• 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.

  Zhang Yimou

  Ocean, Destiny, Men

  8 Copy quote

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

  Zhang Yimou

  Time, Memories, People

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• People in misery is what most important in art.

  Zhang Yimou

  Art, People, Important

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

  Zhang Yimou

  Art, People, Misery

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

  Zhang Yimou

  Mind, Stories, Stills

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

  Zhang Yimou

  Views, People, Leisure

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

  Zhang Yimou

  Plot, Stories, Elements

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• Time has changed and now is the age of spending.

  Zhang Yimou

  Time, Age, Spending

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• You must know what you are capable of.

  Zhang Yimou

  Knows, Capable

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• To survive is to win.

  Zhang Yimou

  Winning

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

  Zhang Yimou

  Trying, Firsts, Considerate

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

  Zhang Yimou

  Mind, World, Fantasy

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

  Zhang Yimou

  Taste, Audience, Western

  4 Copy quote

• Piracy has destroyed the domestic market.

  Zhang Yimou

  Piracy, Destroyed

  25 Copy quote

• I must stick with Chinese language films.

  Zhang Yimou

  Chinese, Sticks, Language

  7 Copy quote

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

  Zhang Yimou

  Hero, Feelings, Combination

  8 Copy quote

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

  Zhang Yimou

  West, Educated

  4 Copy quote

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