{"id":184,"date":"2023-05-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/wp\/144687_144688.jpg"},"modified":"2024-04-25T10:09:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T03:09:47","slug":"cover-story-donnie-yen-on-staying-ahead-in-showbiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hashtaglegend.com\/th\/cover-story-donnie-yen-on-staying-ahead-in-showbiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Story: Donnie Yen on staying ahead in showbiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Martial artist, actor, producer, director and mentor to the next generation of Asian talent. Even after more than four decades in show business, the 59-year-old superstar shows no sign of slowing down. <strong>Donnie Yen<\/strong> talks to <strong>Matthew Scott <\/strong>about working hard, staying limber and enjoying every moment<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cover Story: Donnie Yen on staying ahead in showbiz\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wUgmwnOsWo0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Watch Donnie Yen go to work up there on the big screen and you\u2019ll see a man at one with his world. Speak to Donnie Yen and you\u2019ll walk away thinking exactly the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>Yen has been most recently seen in the latest instalment of the Keanu Reeves-led <em>John Wick<\/em> franchise (Chapter 4) and once again he has stolen every scene he\u2019s been in \u2013 if not the whole movie itself \u2013 as the&nbsp;blind assassin Caine&nbsp;who\u2019s blackmailed into bloody battle with the film\u2019s lead. <\/p>\n<p>Audiences have witnessed a man at the top of his game and this latest Hollywood turn follows similar scene-stealing performances in the likes of <em>Rogue One:<\/em> <em>A Star Wars Story<\/em> (2016) and <em>xXx: Return of Xander Cage<\/em> (2017). Yen has also continued to direct \u2013 last year\u2019s <em>Sakra<\/em> being the latest of his efforts to fully harness his vision for the action genre \u2013 while working as a producer and scouting for talent from across Asia to nurture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hashtaglegend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend-watermark-cover-story_Hi6-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129997\"\/><figcaption>Black\/grey pin-striped double-breasted blazer from Versace. Light grey cashmere crew-neck sweater from Versace. Black wool trousers from Ferragamo. Black leather ankle boots from Alexander McQueen. Excalibur Blacklight Monobalancier from Roger Dubuis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>More on that last point later but when the star took time to chat on a recent weekend, the conversation started with where Yen finds himself now, at age 59, having climbed the peaks of the entertainment world and in a position \u2013 at times \u2013 to reflect on just how far this journey has taken him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife is like a roller coaster, right?\u201d he says. \u201cYou just don\u2019t know what to expect next. You just have to live the moment. I\u2019m always someone who works hard and I believe in that kind of culture \u2013 you always have to work hard, no matter what type of conditions you are going through. Things might not be easy at certain times, but you still have to work hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hashtaglegend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend-watermark-cover-story_Hi5-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129999\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Black\/grey pin-striped double-breasted blazer from Versace. Light grey cashmere crew-neck sweater from Versace. Black wool trousers from Ferragamo. Black leather ankle boots from Alexander McQueen. Excalibur Blacklight Monobalancier from Roger Dubuis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yen\u2019s position among the leading creatives driving what\u2019s hoped is the dawning of a new age of Asian representation on the global stage was again confirmed on the night Hollywood turned to the region, fully and finally. At the Academy Awards on March 12, Hong Kong\u2019s very own had his time up there on stage \u2013 introducing a performance of Best Original Song nominee \u201cThis Is a Life\u201d from <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>There was also&nbsp;time out there in the crowd among the superstars. And Yen was among the throng backstage as they celebrated Michelle Yeoh\u2019s history-making Best Actress win for the role of Evelyn in&nbsp;<em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><em>Also see:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/hashtaglegend.com\/magazine\/covers\/cover-story-kim-woo-bin-on-returning-to-the-spotlight\/\">Cover Story: Kim Woo-bin on returning to the spotlight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yen has known Yeoh for decades \u2013 the pair first shared screen time in 1993 in the Wuxia fantasy <em>Butterfly and Sword<\/em> \u2013 and the buzz from that night, even more than a month later, remains palpable. \u201cIt was exciting but it was quite moving at the same time,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was sitting in the middle row and John Williams, the great composer, was sitting exactly in front of me and Steven Spielberg was sitting in front of John Williams. We all grew up watching their films, listening to their music. So it really was amazing. There are so many little moments. I mean, we could talk about Michelle, and how that movie and she made history. But aside from that, just meeting all these people was just incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hashtaglegend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend-watermark-cover-story_Hi8-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130000\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Steel blue linen suit, light blue cotton shirt, and navy blue knit-tie from Brunello Cucinelli. Black leather loafers from Ferragamo. Black cotton socks, stylist\u2019s own. Excalibur Spider Hurac\u00e1n Monobalancier from Roger Dubuis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the end Asian talent walked away with eight Oscars, and there were inspiring victory speeches from Yeoh and from her co-star&nbsp;Ke Huy Quan, who picked up the Best Supporting Actor gong and who shared his history, one that had taken him from a Hong Kong refugee camp to Hollywood\u2019s dizzying heights. Yen was among those gathering behind the curtains, there to soak up the occasion as the drama played out across the evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was backstage just meeting everybody,\u201d he recalls. \u201cOne of them was John Travolta. I went up to him and started talking because I watched <em>Grease <\/em>when I was 14, and he told me he had watched <em>Ip Man<\/em>. It was that kind of exchange. And when&nbsp;Ke Huy Quan&nbsp;gave his speech for Best Supporting Actor, I was backstage, in tears. It was really moving and, of course, the highlight of it was Michelle winning the Oscar. That was incredible. I certainly hope this marks a change, but who knows? Life is funny this way. Timing is everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hashtaglegend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend-watermark-cover-story_Hi9-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130001\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Steel blue linen suit, light blue cotton shirt, and navy blue knit-tie from Brunello Cucinelli. Black leather loafers from Ferragamo. Black cotton socks, stylist\u2019s own. Excalibur Spider Hurac\u00e1n Monobalancier from Roger Dubuis. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It certainly has been across Yen\u2019s career, first with the move back to Hong Kong in the mid-1980s, as a young man schooled in martial arts returning to the city that had nurtured him through the early years of his life. Yen\u2019s skills were honed under the guidance of his mother&nbsp;Bow Sim Mark&nbsp;at her famed kung fu school in Boston, but the light had been lit well before his family had moved from Hong Kong to the US when Yen was 11. Action movies are part of the fabric of life for any Hongkonger, no matter where in the world they might find themselves living, and when Yen returned to the city he threw himself into whatever&nbsp;opportunities came his way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hashtaglegend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend-watermark-cover-story_Hi2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130002\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Black blazer, black trousers and black leather ankle boots from Alexander McQueen. White vest, Stylist\u2019s own. Excalibur Monotourbillon HK &amp; Macau mini series limited edition in rose gold from Roger Dubuis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen we\u2019re in a film, we just don\u2019t know. Sometimes we expect it to turn out a certain way and it turns out either less than you expected or so much better.&nbsp;So I just play every opportunity to its fullest and I try to enjoy it,\u201d says Yen. \u201cI think that\u2019s the best attitude. You don\u2019t want to put too much pressure on yourself. Work hard, do the best you can \u2013 but you have to enjoy what you do. You have to tap into the creativity that will come when you are in a relaxed mood. It\u2019s then that creativity comes naturally. A lot of stuff I improvise on the set because I\u2019m relaxed and I\u2019m enjoying myself, and I\u2019m making the most of all the opportunities I have been given.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The deal for Yen now is to take a break, to explore the seemingly limitless options to be found through the emergence of streaming platforms and their insatiable appetite for content. He says he will look to return to work in the autumn and in the meantime he\u2019ll spend more time with his two children and his wife Cissy Wang. Yen lights up again when talk turns to Wang after a plea to share some of the secrets to their success as a couple who share both a home and business life together \u2013 and seem none the worse off for it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hashtaglegend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend-watermark-cover-story_Hi3-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130003\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Black blazer, black trousers and black leather ankle boots from Alexander McQueen. White vest, Stylist\u2019s own. Excalibur Monotourbillon HK &amp; Macau mini series limited edition in rose gold from Roger Dubuis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cShe has made all the right decisions ever since I was first lucky enough to have her in my life,\u201d says Yen. \u201cWe\u2019re 20 years into our marriage, we\u2019ve been together for 21 years. So every time I\u2019ve listened to her, you know, it has worked out really fine. We have a film company together but basically she runs it because I\u2019m never there. I\u2019m always travelling. So she takes on the role of running the company, running the family with the kids, and taking care of me and everybody else. So there\u2019s a lot of hats on her. I just think I just single-in on creativity, on the film. She\u2019s my boss, and that\u2019s the way to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Yen says he will take a break, that\u2019s not to say he\u2019ll be idle. Hollywood will no doubt continue to call and the Hong Kong film industry has emerged from the global pandemic in rude health, with a stream of box-office hits on the domestic front, and the ever-increasing riches of the mainland Chinese market to be tapped into. Yen knows what he has to offer, and while his record speaks for itself, there\u2019s no harm in casting a gaze over the successes, from the breakthrough role in Zhang Yimou\u2019s <em>Hero <\/em>(2002) to the sensational box-office success of the<em> Ip Man <\/em>franchise<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hashtaglegend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend-watermark-cover-story_Hi-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130004\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Green velvet blazer and black wool trousers from Tom Ford. Black leather ankle boots from Alexander McQueen. White vest, stylist\u2019s own. Excalibur Monobalancier black ceramic from Roger Dubuis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in the business for 41 years and I\u2019ve made so many hardcore, tough-to-make action movies with the worst, lowest budget conditions. Those were good training grounds for me,\u201d he says. \u201cSo at this point, I can use a lot of my experience. I can prepare for a film understanding the character and understanding how, when I create that character, to blend into that movie. That\u2019s rather than getting physically ready for a film. I don\u2019t really do that, because I\u2019ve been preparing all my life. Of course, I don\u2019t want to get myself hurt. I\u2019m much older now and I keep myself limber and in fairly decent shape. But my preparation now is more simply about the character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yen is also keen to continue to reach out into Asia\u2019s rich talent pool, as both producer and mentor, and as the conversation draws to a close, he\u2019s looking to the future. \u201cI\u2019ve been working behind the scenes forever. I\u2019ve never stopped getting involved and getting myself behind the camera at all times, because that\u2019s what I like to do \u2013 I like to create.&nbsp;But in order to stay true to the original idea you need to produce. That\u2019s why a lot of people in Hollywood produce their own movies \u2013 because they have a single vision and they can keep it. Tom Cruise or Jackie Chan \u2013 you know he always has produced the movie so it keeps that flavour of \u2018This is a Jackie Chan movie.\u2019 I think that\u2019s what I want to do and to continue to do so hopefully I can leave some legacy behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\">CREDITS<br \/>Photographer \/ Renee Neoh<br \/>Videographer \/ Samuel Choi<br \/>Stylist \/ Jacky Tam<br \/>Hair \/ Kenji Ng<br \/>Make-up \/ Omix<br \/>Set design \/ Samuel Choi<br \/>Set assistance \/ Kelly Wong<br \/>Lighting \/ Stephen Cheng<br \/>Watch \/ Roger Dubuis<br \/>Wardrobe \/ Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen, Brunello Cucinelli, Ferragamo, Versace<\/p>\n<p><em>Also see: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hashtaglegend.com\/magazine\/digital-exclusive\/digital-cover-bruce-and-chris-tong-x-breitling\/\">Digital Cover: Bruce and Chris Tong x Breitling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martial artist, actor, producer, director and mentor to the next generation of Asian talent. 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