These things can be explained. This is not what Zhang Yimou himself said, but what actor Zhang Yi said in an interview. Zhang Yi starred in Zhang Yimou's new film One Second, so in the interview, he talked about Zhang Yimou.
Zhang Yi said that he admired director Zhang Yimou very much. Director Zhang Yimou only sleeps three hours a day, eats only one meal and runs five kilometers a day. This life looks like an ascetic, but Zhang Yimou is not an ascetic. He can explain all these things clearly.
If you know director Zhang Yimou, you won't be surprised by this situation. Zhang Yimou is a very hard-working director, and he attaches great importance to movies. As long as he is filming, it is hard to see that he has his own private time and his mind is basically on movies.
For example, when filming "Alive", once the actor and crew were sleepy, but he wanted to continue filming. You can say that he is a workaholic, or that he is strict with his work. Isn't it normal for such people to sleep only three hours a day and have a meal at work?
Zhang Yi has only met Zhang Yimou at work, and I don't know if Zhang Yimou in life is like this. If he is an ascetic, why should he be so good at food, clothing, housing and transportation?
Let's talk about the 5 km incident. In fact, this can also show that he is an ascetic. It's just his living habits. Zhang Yimou is over 70 years old now. If he doesn't exercise regularly, how can he have the energy to make a movie?
02, Zhang Yi deliberately. I think Zhang Yi said this on purpose. First of all, it must be good for him. As a well-known director in China, once Zhang Yimou appreciates his words, he will have more opportunities in the future.
Moreover, this is a change in promoting new movies. Someone must know that the Zhang Yimou film was released because of this interview. Now it is the era of traffic, so it is definitely good to bring some heat to the new film.
I'm not black Zhang Yi here. In fact, I think it is understandable to do so, and Zhang Yi is right. In the eyes of others, this may be even more outrageous. I prefer Zhang Yi, a rare actor with good acting skills, and I also like Zhang Yimou. Unfortunately, the cooperation between the two seems to be unsatisfactory this time. I hope I can make better works next time.