Chow Yun-Fat: 'I am a fake'

Chow Yun-Fat has said that he is a "fake" who relies on stunt co-ordinators to film the martial arts scenes in his movies.

The star of The Killer and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon told Metro that he finds it difficult to keep his body in shape now that he is 53 years old.

Yun-Fat said: "I am not at all athletic. I am not like Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan, I promise you. It is an illusion.

"I have to thank the stunt co-ordinators. They create beautiful acrobatic moves for me. They are amazing and make me look like a superstar. Actually, I'm not.

"I have no martial arts training. I am a fake. Don't believe what you see."

He added that he enjoys making films in Hollywood and would "take any part".

Last month, it emerged that Yun-Fat will star in a big screen adaptation of the life story of Chinese philosopher Confucius.