Asian action hero, Jet Li gives an interview to CNN’s Talk Asia this Saturday. In the half-hour chat with show host Lorraine Hahn, the martial arts star reveals he turned down starring roles in Oscar winners Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix. Li says he has no regrets and tells CNN that his latest big budget epic Hero is “a very special movie and one of the most important action films in my life.”

Li turned down Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon because of a promise to his wife. “I am a traditional Chinese man. I remember 10 years ago I promised my wife, if we have fallen in love for 10 years then we will marry. If you have children, I will stop all my work until the baby comes. So, I kept my promise about a year, so I couldn't make the movie.”

He also says “I really want to make a movie, using violence to stop violence. To talk about the peace, that’s my goal.”

The show airs on 25 January at 8 pm with repeats on 26 January at 5 pm and 27 January at 9 am and 7 pm.