Following is one synthesis of the interview that Brandon, a bit time before beginning the resumptions of The crow, he has made to the undersigned. We spoke about all a bit to free wheel: from the omnipresent patern shadow, to the future plans between which “Wild Triade” that it was a script on the Chinese Mafia that I had written and that I would have loved had been he to interpret it. I was excited, I shook and my voice, listening newly the recorded tape was little clear…. I remember that I had a bracelet, and from as I was nervous, I touched it in continuation, a lot that the hinge was opened, more did not succeed to connect it, then his hands…. it has taken the bracelet to me and he has put of new, my hands shook and he has watched to me straight in the eyes and he has said to me :” Relax “in perfect Italian…. in the recorded tape is felt! : “ Rilassati” …..I have put in boldface the things that I have asked, in such way that you can understand them well
Brandon tell your personal reference on the following phrases:
Jeet Kune Do: it is the world from which I come, dad me began to us to train from when I had 4 years. Growing, they are resorted to its former students, first of Dan Inosanto, but I have intentional to approach also other styles, which the Muay - Thai and the Wing - Chun. In truth, it is more right to say that the no practical Jeet Kune I give, being a not - style, if of practical one personalized conception. You have never made limbs martial Beth umh? (practical Kung Was and Judo, the only disciplines that exist in my small village ! But we speak about you, not of me Brandon)"an other thing Beth, if you want we can give a demonstration the present ones.... (no, no, Brandon thanks you but I do not have the dressed one adapted) ah ah smiling general!!!!
Career: with the time I would want to mature and to become an actor to 360 degrees, I have undertaken this job seriously, for this I do not have possession does I not want to become of director, or regist understand? as many my colleagues, I think myself engaged already enough like actor. Creed to have always had in head the idea to recite. ( Ok I have understand )
Comic strips: The crow, comes in mind this now, has known that also you Beth are in this world, Lorenzo has said that works for Milo Manara, I can’t believe it !(Brandon, the interview wants to make it you me? Or we return to me, that I interview you? Ah ah ah (smiling general!), the crow, the crow is a comic strip! From small I adored the comic strips and my preferred one was the incredible Hulk, maybe because of its tragic, full nature of pathos, po' like Frankenstain you know ?( I has felt some to speak, has made some film us in italy , also on the incredible Hulk, but to me appeals to an other Brandon…. kind) What appeals to to you, the love films? (also those, the commedie, ah ah we go ahead or the interview will not make more! ) ok you go.....
The Cinema of the kung Fu: Is closed it understanding, in the sense that that film kind is by now thing old, style years 70'. (I adore years 70 ') I know it, Lorenzo has spoken he say me ! Today, one is all new generation from John Woo to Jacky Chan, absolutely fantastic, (appeals to Jacky Chan has seen me, some film, is an optimal comedian! ) Comic? (yeah he made me to laugh.....) ah I understand! I but spoke about their action scenes, I am advanced to those of Hollywood. I and Jeff, Jeff Imada, you know he? In Rapid Fire , there are inspires to you to Jacky Chan.... (Wow great! )


Contradictions on your father: I was much small, I was a kid , when dad died not memory many things, (but in some interviews that I have read you say to remember many things, in this you have a contradiction) not, isn’t not this, the fact is that I do not have clearest memories, and those that I have I prefer to guard them within of me I’m jealous ! (I have understood, I reformulate you the question, would appeal to you you spoke to me in a generalized manner about your father) ah ok.... If desires, (not, Brandon I would not want makes you to come the sadness, if you feel to speak of, ok) No aren’t problems, are all ok... Beth, Dad , have taught to much young person the Kung fu to me, I remember that dad took his art very seriously, but he did not obsess to me, when we were entirety not was alone the Kung Fu, we went to make footing, you understand? That it is my main passion, in the martial limbs to me above all appeals to to kick appealed to knows to me very acrobat to me , I think this is normal for a child of that age. As the fact is normal to consider his father an hero, for which when dad died I rebelled myself to all how much could remember it to me and I have put from part the martial limbs. (I am understood what you mean, is not easy for a child, to explain itself of because a present person in your life, without warning not is more....) Here you succeed to comprise the mind sense that I tried.....is as a great difficult wound from close….Non I only had lost my father, for this I believe of to have become a classified person and have repressed a lot my feelings.....I Know that I could not speak with my mother of these things in order not to render her sad..... Every thing remembers to you all. Around to the 13 years, and not only for reasons of physical well-being, I have decided to learn the kung fu, from where I had stopped it. A tie of love-hatred, I believe to have been enough large from being able to watch in face that intimately connected art to the memory of my father, my memory that I suffered a lot, because had to share the memory of my father with million boys of the world, than nothing had known! I knew that I could not learn the Jeet kune do , since he founder not was more, and that one was an art, for students already is left over to you.... This wanted to say to be Bruce Lee, and instead or I was not Bruce Lee. They are turned to me to Dan, Dan Inosanto, you know , from he…. I have learned the discipline of Esprima and Kali, that they are two Philippine Martial art that preview the use of long and short sticks. You can observe this discipline also in Rapid Fire, you know it? Dad has grown to Hong Kong, I has grown in America, therefore we have had obviously different experiences and I, belong sure to a more fortunate generation because I have not had to face the obstacles that he has faced, but with all the respect, they are a various person, and therefore I want to be.
The truth on your father: I repeat you , I would want to hold for me these memories. Are enough to you the things that I have told to you? (Brandon Excuse, the fact is that I have not prepared alone the questions, the fans have helped me also of the club, for which, they are many legacies to the memories of your father) are ok, you do not worry, do not have problem !But I’m son of Bruce Lee the persons think that I must by force make that film kind. But I am not that kind of actor who plans his life saying he ‘s son of Bruce Lee, and will make alone film of action, then hour I will make a commedia, hour a love film, there are persons that scripts and scripts to house send me, (you refer to the fact that I have made you to have this script? ) No! No, Beth, I did not mean this, my words, were not reported you, treasure! (Ok we go ahead.)
It honors the Father: (this is a comandamento in the Christian religion, You creeds in God? ) I’m not religious, in organizational sense.
Tienanmen Public square: I cannot forget that for half they are Chinese, although they are been born and grown in America, for which the massacre of tienanmen has touched to me particularly. Many of young people re-united for the freedom.... That massacre is a fucking of modern China! Sorry for the ugly word….(it’s ok Brandon )
Friends and enemies: Today I can say of having of the true friends, thanks to sky, but child I had to hide of who I was son, because there was always someone that was boasted to have them to beat, to hitme. Every time that I changed to school and someone came to know of I who was son, the news was scattered like to oil spot, and had many problems. Or to happen of frequent that the boys wanted to only attend to me because I was son of Bruce Lee, and not for human interest.
Adolescence: I was a true wandering disaster, one broken off leg, a fractured arm, two times.... And the fractured skull..... yeah!
Truffaut: Oh well is one of my preferred directors, for the sensibility with which it has known the illusion of the cinema in Effect Night, the cinema is fiction, will not never have remember it .
To laugh: It appeals to to me from crazy, (me of I was shrewed!) Beth I am joking myself from more than two hours with you, six likeable one, and you make me to laugh and your English accent is indeed formidable, appeals to to me... says one to you what, this is an other thing in common with my father! he appealed to Woody Allen and Jerry Lewis and very admired the Commedia of the Italian art.
Violence: It does not appeal to this word to me, I am not a violent type, I have known of the things on your Beth account that have made me badly inner, would appeal to a lot to me to ask one what your husband with regard to! (Brandon, we pass beyond ok) it goes well, in the cinema are not against the violence if it is not free, (I do not understand) you have not understood English? I am not explaining myself well? (Not, Brandon I have not understood what you mean) I make you an example ok? , we see if you succeed to understand it.... One of the things that never understand in modern films of action, is when the bad ones shoot entire loaders to you of crews from fire against the bond, but they never do not hit it..... you understand what I want to say? (ah, I have understood) I think that this is funny !Like I think is ridicule the fact that those guys were all that, after the dead of my father was made to call Bruce Li , or Bruce Le and so on..... all were a dozen that said of being relatives after his dead friends or cusins ...... he said, my fater sais that if imitates someone you do not have nothing of new giving to the world because there is already a model that you are imitating, and the public does not have necessity of this. But we have gone beyond the question that you have turned to me. Beth, we go ahead is being made late and my stomach is furious for the hunger. (It goes well, but if six tired one, we can resume after, are not a journalist who of it has unbridled need, it is only for the fanzine! ) Not, it appeals to to speak to me with you, but I will continue to one condition, (Which) that you and Lorenzo allow me , to offer the lunch to you with me! Ah ah aha (risata general)
Training: I train myself from the two to the five hours to the day, it depends on what I have to make, I have personal teaching, but I avoid to exceed, and I prefer to work CHI , that is the inner energy you understand to me? For this I have practiced the Yi Chun Tao, that it is an inner style of screem and Kata. You speaks me about yours films in order:
"legacy of rage" oh well it has been my debut from true protagonist, I was scared, a lot scared.... The film was more close to the shootings of John Woo that to the Kung Fu.
Laser Mission: also this I can say that it has been a filmlittle , in the sense little martial art and many guns .
Showdown in Little Tokyo: My relationship with Lundgren was not idyllic, in the sense that the director has amused itself to turn over the parts, and to make of me ignoring of traditions orients them, while Dolph is one species of samurai....
Rapid Fire: Of this script me I love that, above all the idea of the background of Tienanmen: There are you amuse a lot during some scene, of memory in particular, I had to pull down with one blow with my shoulder, the balcony of the premises, but although the job of the experts the support pole did not come down, gave blow again but nothing!!!! Therefore we are surrendered and we have made the pause of the lunch, and while we ate, we have felt an unexpected bang, was collapsed alone!!!! Ah ah ah
Honesty: I must be honest? ( yeah ) in regard to what? ( well that that you can say me ) to sincere being in the cinema, I have had of the opportunities that a lot never I would probably not have had if pits the son of Bruce Lee... (Ok is not perhaps better to close here. Ah a last thing.....)
Your new film The Crow: it is like in the Italian film "the oil of Lorenzo," of the parents they try to save their son from a disease, there is a miraculous cure, in this film not will be the martial art , will be a guitarist rock, his fiancèe, of the bad persons, drug sex and rock n' roll,! I cannot say you other Beth, just to come to the cinema to see it! (there will be in before row.....) Us account! You Are my greater fan... ah ah ah come on to eat...(thank you Brandon) …. You are welcome!