Kwai Chang Caine was a priest at a Shaolin temple, where his son Peter also lived and studied. The temple was destroyed and father and son each thought the other had perished in the fire. ... See full summary »
Bruce Lee didn't get the job of Kwai Chang Caine because producers could not understand him and thought him too energetic for the role, Caine being soft spoken.
Peter Caine:
What more can you teach him?
Kwai Chang Caine:
Why.
Peter Caine:
All right. Forget I asked.
Kwai Chang Caine:
No. You misunderstand. In his rush to master the "how", the technique. He has brushed past, or forgotten the "why," the meaning.
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