The Forbidden Kingdom

Jason Tripitikas: I can't understand you! Lu Yan: [in English, when he previously spoke in a Chinese dialect] That's because you're not listening!

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Silent Monk: What about two tigers, one mountain? Lu Yan: We can kill each other when this is over.

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How can you fill your cup when it's full? Empty your cup. It is hopeless! Hopeless!

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Golden Sparrow: How good is your kung fu? Lu Yan: He's got no kung fu. None!

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Jason Tripitikas: How long as he been imprisoned? Lu Yan: Five hundred years, give or take a few decades. Jason: So how do I get home? Lu Yan: You must return the staff you Five Elements Mountain, you must free the Monkey King! Jason: I can't free the Monkey King. I gotta get home Lu Yan: (ignoring Jason for the moment) Innkeeper, more wine! Jason: Geez, don't you think you had one too many? Lu Yan: Wine is my inspiration. In some parts, I'm known as a poet. Gan bei. (Mandarin for 'cheers') Lu Yan: In other parts, I'm known as a beggar. [gently moves the innkeeper towards Jason for him to pay]

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Lu Yan: When I was your age, I was a scholar-warrior in training. My arrow was good, so too my kung fu. I was chosen to take the several exams. To pass would place me among a short line of scholar immortals. I failed. Jason: You're not immortal? Lu Yan: If one does not attach himself to people and desires, never shall his heart be broken. ....But then, does he ever truly live? I'd rather die a mortal, with a care for someone, than to live as an immortal free from his death. Jason: I don't wanna lose you. Lu Yan: Forget about me.

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