"You're too short." That's what I was told when a Hong Kong director turned me down for a movie role. Not long after, I found out the truth.
In this episode of So Be It, Jada and I go back to the year before Shaolin Temple, when I was turned down for a movie role and told it was my height. I also talk about how I fell in love with Hong Kong action cinema in the first place, watching my first Bruce Lee movie at 11 years old, sneaking out to watch Jackie Chan in Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master, both made by Woo-ping, and learning about action legends like Sammo Hung and Lau Kar-leung, the director behind The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.
I talk about what it actually felt like to face rejection, and how I decided that even though I couldn't change my height, I could still put in the work to prove myself through skill.
[Jet Li’s New Book] Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom.
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00:00 My Dream of Being an Actor
00:28 My First Bruce Lee Movie
03:10 My First Film Offer
05:43 Hong Kong Movies That Made Me Want to Act
07:35 Copying Moves from the Movies
09:35 Why Northern & Southern Kung Fu Look Different
13:55 My Second Chance at Acting
18:12 Turned Down Again
23:55 “Too Short”
26:45 Escaping School to Learn 18 Weapons
30:00 The Director Who Wouldn't Leave
31:42 Princeton University
37:25 How So Be It Applies to My Journey
38:25 Advice for My Younger Self
40:00 Short but Gold
#jetli #sobeit #jadali #actor #movie #actionmovie #martialartist #wushu
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"You're too short." That's what I was told when a Hong Kong director turned me down for a movie role. Not long after, I found out the truth.
In this episode of So Be It, Jada and I go back to the year before Shaolin Temple, when I was turned down for a movie role and told it was my height. I also talk about how I fell in love with Hong Kong action cinema in the first place, watching my first Bruce Lee movie at 11 years old, sneaking out to watch Jackie Chan in Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master, both made by Woo-ping, and learning about action legends like Sammo Hung and Lau Kar-leung, the director behind The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.
I talk about what it actually felt like to face rejection, and how I decided that even though I couldn't change my height, I could still put in the work to prove myself through skill.
[Jet Li’s New Book] Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom.
►Learn more and order your copy now: https://www.jetli.com/book
►Subscribe to Jet Li on YouTube: https://bit.ly/SubscribetoJetLi
►Follow Jet Li:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jetli
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jetli/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/JetLi
Twitter:https://x.com/jetli_official
微博:https://weibo.com/u/1270468784
小红书: https://xhslink.com/m/9kavhjxHPRr
►Follow Jada Li:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_jadali_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadali16
小红书: https://xhslink.cn/m/9iTzFIx2tM7
00:00 My Dream of Being an Actor
00:28 My First Bruce Lee Movie
03:10 My First Film Offer
05:43 Hong Kong Movies That Made Me Want to Act
07:35 Copying Moves from the Movies
09:35 Why Northern & Southern Kung Fu Look Different
13:55 My Second Chance at Acting
18:12 Turned Down Again
23:55 “Too Short”
26:45 Escaping School to Learn 18 Weapons
30:00 The Director Who Wouldn't Leave
31:42 Princeton University
37:25 How So Be It Applies to My Journey
38:25 Advice for My Younger Self
40:00 Short but Gold
#jetli #sobeit #jadali #actor #movie #actionmovie #martialartist #wushu
在我最近的美国之行中，我去了 Academy Museum of Motion Pictures，与女儿 Jane 进行了一场特别的问答，并在 David Geffen Theater 放映了《黄飞鸿》。能够与新一代观众一起重温这部电影，让我非常感动。
之后，我参加了 Gold Gala，一个庆祝亚洲传统、卓越与代表性的盛会。感谢 Terry Crews、Maggie Q 和 Shannon Lee 的友好致辞和这份荣誉。这样的时刻提醒我，能够成为庆祝我们故事和文化的社区一员是多么有意义。
[新书] Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom.
►了解更多并立即订购：https://www.jetli.com/book
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#jetli #李连杰 #beyondlifeanddeath #americabooktour #america #goldgala #academymuseum #onceuponatimeinchina
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在我最近的美国之行中，我去了 Academy Museum of Motion Pictures，与女儿 Jane 进行了一场特别的问答，并在 David Geffen Theater 放映了《黄飞鸿》。能够与新一代观众一起重温这部电影，让我非常感动。
之后，我参加了 Gold Gala，一个庆祝亚洲传统、卓越与代表性的盛会。感谢 Terry Crews、Maggie Q 和 Shannon Lee 的友好致辞和这份荣誉。这样的时刻提醒我，能够成为庆祝我们故事和文化的社区一员是多么有意义。
[新书] Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom.
►了解更多并立即订购：https://www.jetli.com/book
►订阅李连杰 YouTube：https://bit.ly/SubscribetoJetLi
►关注李连杰：
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jetli
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jetli/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/JetLi
Twitter:https://x.com/jetli_official
微博:https://weibo.com/u/1270468784
小红书: https://xhslink.com/m/9kavhjxHPRr
►关注 Jane Li：
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janeli419/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janeli419
#jetli #李连杰 #beyondlifeanddeath #americabooktour #america #goldgala #academymuseum #onceuponatimeinchina
