Chen Quotes

Hero (2002) was the first time I had ever worked on a mainland Chinese production. It was great to work with such a good cast that included Maggie, Jet Li, Chen Daoming, and Zhang Ziyi. I was particularly excited to work with Yimou, a director whose work I have always admired. When I first heard the story, I thought of Kurosawa`s Rashomon (1950). At that time, Yimou gave me a choice of playing the narrator, like Leslie Cheung did in Ashes of Time (1994). In the end, I did what Yimou wanted and played Broken Sword, who is the lover of Flying Snow, played by Maggie. Because I have a baby face, I was quite concerned about my looks in this film because I was to play a martial arts hero. I did not want to look unconvincing. I spent a lot of time working with Emi Wada, who designed all the film`s costumes, on the look of my character, as the wardrobe was very important to play this heroic figure living in ancient China.(On working with Zhang Yimou in the movie, Hero)

(Chen allowed two hits in eight innings and Chris Ray pitched a perfect ninth Wednesday night in the Orioles` 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.) I did want to go out there for the ninth inning, ... I had good stuff and I felt like I could have done it, but I`m just glad I helped this team win. We really needed a win.

We wish that we could do it earlier for Chen because he pitched a heck of a game.