Words of the dragon : interviews and conversations 1958-1973 / Bruce Lee ; edited by John Little.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Bruce, 1940-1973, author.

Contributor:

Little, John R., 1960- editor.

Series:

Bruce Lee Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martial artists--Interviews.

Martial artists.

Television actors and actresses--Interviews.

Television actors and actresses.

Motion picture actors and actresses--Interviews.

Motion picture actors and actresses.

Jeet Kune Do.

Kung fu.

Lee, Bruce, 1940-1973.

Lee, Bruce.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; North Clarendon : Tuttle Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

Here they are, available for the first time in one collection, Bruce Lee's conversations with the press from 1958 to 1973.Words of the Dragon is an anthology of rare newspaper and magazine interviews with Bruce Lee, many not previously published in the United States, revealing new words and explanations of Bruce about himself, his art, and philosophy. Interesting and insightful, Words of the Dragon provides the reader a means to understand the real Bruce Lee, offering us a unique keyhole through which to view the private life and personal struggles of the late martial arts superstar. These int

Contents:

Frontcover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: Do You Know Bruce Lee? by Linda Lee Cadwell; Introduction, by John Little; A Chronological List of Bruce Lee's Principal Works; PART 1: THE SEATTLE YEARS (1958-1964); A Budding Star of Chinese Movies; Mike Lee Hope for Rotsa Ruck; Bruce Lee, Chinese Movie Star; Speaks to Garfield Seniors; PART 2: THE KATO YEARS (1965-1967); Robin's New Love Rival; Meet Bruce Lee-The Green Hornet's Buzz Bomb; Bruce Lee: Love Knows No Geography; Bruce Lee: "Our Mixed Marriage Brought Us a Miracle of Love"

"I Want My Son to Be a Mixed-Up Kid!""Green Hornet" Star Discusses New Series; Actor Is Gung-Ho for Gung-Fu; Holy Hero, Batman I Don't Let the Gung Fu Get You; TV Mailbox; Batman's Boy Has Black Belt Rival; A Swinging "Kato" Pays a Visit; Green Hornet's Helper Used to Buzz Around "U"; Deadly Simple Fighter; Hornet's Sidekick a Blur on Film; What's That Buzzing?; The Lost Veneration; PART 3: THE HOLLYWOOD YEARS (1967-1970); Kato Likes Puns, Preys on Words; Gung Fu Is Serious Business to Kato, The Green Hornet's Muscular Aid; Gung Fu in Bridge Club?; Judo Expert Calls Hand Chop "Stunt"

Karate Is Sissy StuffDon't Order Gung Fu from Bruce Lee; Chop Talk with an Actor: Mayhem up His Sleeve; Bruce Quitting Boxing for Acting; Don't Call It Karate-It's Martial Art; PART 4: THE HONG KONG YEARS (1971-1973); The Man with a Stomach Like a Brick Wall; Bruce Lee's 1 Million Punch; Bruce Lee-The 3 Million Box-Office Draw; The Big Boss Takes a Record Profit; Midas Bruce to Make New Film; Bruce's Opinion on Kung Fu, Movies, Love and Life; Action Man Bruce Likes the Quiet Life . . .; Me and Jeet Kune Do; Inside Bruce Lee; Superstar Bruce Lee?; The Violence Cult

Who Will Get Superstar Bruce Lee?Bruce Just Too Good; Bruce Floors Actor; Actor Bruce Lee Dies in Hong Kong Hospital; The Final Word, by Brandon Bruce Lee; Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781462917877

1462917879

OCLC:

921443293