There have been projects out there involving my father, but they’ve lacked a complete understanding of his philosophies and artistry. They haven’t captured the essence of his beliefs in martial arts or storytelling. The only way to get audiences to understand the depth and uniqueness of my father is to generate our own material. Shannon Lee Read Quote
My father chose the yellow-and-black tracksuit that he wore in ‘Game of Death’ to represent his idea of ‘the style of no style.’ Shannon Lee Read Quote
The tenets of Jeet Kune Do are simplicity, directness, and freedom, and it’s meant to be a style that is efficient and non-telegraphic; you can’t see it coming. Shannon Lee Read Quote
We preserve the legacy of my father through an education approach. We award scholarships. We do classes at schools about my father’s philosophy and life. Shannon Lee Read Quote
One of the interesting things about my father was that what you see on-camera is a lot of what he was like in real life. Shannon Lee Read Quote
Being Bruce Lee’s kid, everyone wants you to be an action-film star. I took martial arts, and it’s fun to do those types of movies, but I wanted to act, not fight. Shannon Lee Read Quote
If you take the yin-yang, it has a piece of the other inside itself. You can’t be too much of one thing and be balanced. Shannon Lee Read Quote
My father didn’t compete ever in martial arts tournaments because they were not real. They were tag tournaments or touch tournaments, which he thought was bizarre and not really what the martial arts is about. Shannon Lee Read Quote
I will say that my father loved to teach and was a very gifted teacher. He probably would have been an excellent coach and trainer. Shannon Lee Read Quote
