Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou 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...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth14 November 1950
CountryChina
trying firsts considerate
This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own.
hero feelings combination
HERO is a combination of my personal feeling and the commercialism.
west educated
Ang Lee was educated in the West and his English is good.
chinese sticks language
I must stick with Chinese language films.
mind stories stills
I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories.
taste audience western
I'm not Ang Lee who knows so much about western market and the taste of western audiences.
art people important
People in misery is what most important in art.
piracy destroyed
Piracy has destroyed the domestic market.
art people misery
To do art, one thing should always remember - subjects of people in misery have deep meanings.
ocean destiny men
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.
mind world fantasy
Wuxia is a fantasy world exists in everyone's mind.
time age spending
Time has changed and now is the age of spending.
winning
To survive is to win.
stories elements plot
The so-called commercialism includes elements like story, plots, rhythms and large big scenes.