David Carradine
David Carradine
David Carradinewas an American actor and martial artist, best known for his leading role as a peace-loving Shaolin monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series Kung Fu. He was a member of a productive acting family that began with his father, John Carradine. Carradine's acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage and television, and in cinema, spanned over four decades. A prolific "B" movie actor, he appeared in more than 100 feature films and was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth8 December 1936
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Then the part comes to me and it fits like a glove because it's actually written about me, ... All I had to do was show up and learn the lines.
It turned out that this stuff that the Chinese guys do is not really kung fu. It's very different and I did need to learn how to do that.
You've got to be so hip to be into these things, and Quentin is that hip. Nobody I've ever worked with has been that hip to so much of that stuff.
It was pretty extensive - we worked out 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 3 months, which I think is more than anybody in the Olympics. I thought well I don't need this, the girls need it, but it was a gift.
Quentin and I were constantly finding something new that we had in common and comic books were one of them. I think we were talking about comic books much earlier in our relationship, before I had the part.
Tarantino is the coolest damn guy; he's just so much fun to work with. He might be the best director I've ever worked with. He just seems to know how to do it and he knows how to make you feel good about it. He's having so much fun you start having fun. You can't help it.