Brandon Lee Professions : Actor Born : February 1, 1965 Died : March 31, 1993 Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Brandon Lee Because we do not know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. And yet everything happens only a certain number of times. And a very small number really. Brandon Lee numbers life thinking For me, the martial arts is a search for something inside. It's not just a physical discipline. Brandon Lee discipline exercise art Immortality is to live your life doing good things, and leaving your mark behind. Brandon Lee live-your-life immortality leaving We tend to take a great deal for granted, because you feel like you're going to live forever. It's only if you lose a friend, or maybe have a near-death experience, [that] many events and people in your life suddenly attain real significance. Brandon Lee real forever people All I can tell you is that you cannot make choices in your own career, either career choices or choices when you're actually working as an actor, based on trying to downplay or live up to a comparison with somebody else. You just can't do that. You have to do your own work based on your own gut, your own instincts, and your own life. Brandon Lee careers choices trying You only have the burdens on you that you choose to put there. Brandon Lee you-choose burden I always had a pretty good knack for raising hell. Brandon Lee raising-hell knack hell If you've ever found yourself pushed to the limits of your tolerance... you find yourself doing some things that, from the outside, can be seen as quite insane. Brandon Lee finding-yourself tolerance insane Believe me, nothing is trivial. Brandon Lee believe-in-me believe I don't want to be remembered as 'the son of Bruce Lee'. Brandon Lee remembered want son For what level of mediocrity will you settle? Brandon Lee settling mediocrity levels God knows the times I have found myself in absurd situations. Brandon Lee absurd situation found It's extreme. The character comes back from the dead, and, at first he doesn't know where he is, how he got there.... How does that tie in with the physicality? I just didn't think he should be too healthy-looking, so I lost some weight for the role. Brandon Lee ties character thinking A fight can express things people might not be able to say with words. Brandon Lee fighting might people Martial arts have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Brandon Lee remember long art You're dealing with a character who is, at some points, quite insane. And I hope that any wicked, dark sense of humor Eric exhibits comes out of the fact that he'd been pushed to the point where it seems quite sensible to say some of the ridiculous things he says. Brandon Lee wicked dark character A large part of my life revolves around my dad. Sometimes, I even feel a strong sense of connection, something very tangible when I learn something new in the martial arts. Brandon Lee dad strong art My mother is very wise and intelligent. If I have children and can do half as good a job as she did in keeping me in line, I'll be very happy. Brandon Lee wise mother jobs The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. Brandon Lee I’ve worked tirelessly organizing an intervention and it’s incredibly upsetting that it never came to fruition.I wanted my dad’s hopeful sobriety and recovery to be a private family matter but, as a result of hisaccusations on social media, I feel forced to speak out, i have and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement as needed. I love my father and just want to see him sober, happy and healthy. Brandon Lee entertainment Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
