Iko Uwais

“I'm just grateful that I have a chance to introduce traditional Indonesian martial arts to a worldwide audience.”

“I'd like to continue what I do best.”

“I'm open to any opportunity as long as the movie boasts a winning combination of compelling story and character.”

“I really hate the movies that you can see the stunt double.”

“Every movie is different, so it's tough to make different moves that are not monotonous or repetitive.”

“Star Wars' is more than just a film. It is a cinema tradition in the U.S. and the world.”

“It is really hard to leave a baby daughter for a long time.”

“I would be happy to do drama or romance, but no one has offered me such a role.”

“Many people had identified silat for its dance-like movements, for its beauty and its grace. But 'The Raid' shows it in a fighting situation. It's a very efficient, fast, hard-hitting form of martial art.”

“Getting calls from Hollywood has been quite surreal to be honest.”

“Mile 22' is my first 'Western' movie, but I'm not the lead actor - the main actors are Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan and me. So it's my first big project, yeah.”

“I'm not really a sci-fi lover.”

“I'm afraid to be considered an actor.”

“It's really important to know how you fall, so you don't get hurt.”

“Silat is nothing new to my family, it's been there for generations.”

“I didn't grow up with 'Star Wars,' but I knew it was a big franchise from America.”

“Silat is like kung fu, but close combat, and it has its own traditional character. In a lot of movies in Indonesia, it had become mystical: people flying or pretending they can push fireballs with their hands.”

“I wanted to be a footballer and didn't go to martial arts practice. My uncle, who was one of the pencak silat teachers, came to me and said: 'You won't get anything from football. You will get lots of things from martial arts.'”

“Really, everything can be a weapon. It can be a pen, it can be a shoe; everything is usable.”

“Many fatal blows are trained in silat.”