Bestselling author of Bruce Lee: A Life, American Shaolin, and Tapped Out. A Rhodes Scholar with a weakness for MMA, Politics, and Comedy.
Jun 29, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Delighted to get name checked by Quentin Tarantino (one of my fav directors) on @joerogan show.
But to clarify, my biography of Lee DID NOT say that "Bruce had nothing but disrespect for American stuntmen." (1/4)
What I said in my book is that Bruce wanted to change American fight choreography so that the blows would miss by millimeters rather than by feet (aka the John Wayne punch) in order to better sell the technique. (2/4)
Aug 12, 2019 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Quentin Tarantino finally responds to criticism of his portrayal of Bruce Lee in ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.’
Let’s fact check his defense… (1/11)
TARANTINO: “His wife, Linda Lee, said that [Bruce could beat up Muhammad Ali] in her first biography, ‘Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew.’” (2/11)
