Iron & Silk (1990)

Jeanette Lin Tsui: Teacher Hei

Quotes 

• Mark : Am I ugly to you? With my big nose?

  Teacher Hei : No. Your face is just... very 3-dimensional.

• Teacher Hei : When you have a visitor in China, at first you offer him tea and something to eat.

  Mark : Oh, sorry. Here you are.

  Teacher Hei : No, thanks.

  Mark : But you just said you wanted something to eat.

  Teacher Hei : No, I said you should offer me some.

  [Mark takes it away] 

  Teacher Hei : What are you doing now?

  Mark : But you said you didn't want it!

  Teacher Hei : But you have to leave it here, that's habit.

• Teacher Hei : You must master each stroke before you go on. Otherwise everything you do will be so-so.

  Teacher Mark : Tell me about it. Everything I touch turns to so-so.