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

- Zhang Yimou

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

- Zhang Yimou

To survive is to win.

- Zhang Yimou

Time has changed and now is the age of spending.

- Zhang Yimou

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

- Zhang Yimou

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

- Zhang Yimou

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

- Zhang Yimou

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 …

- Zhang Yimou

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

- Zhang Yimou