Chinese - Director | April 4, 1960 -
We need to look to the future. You can't come up with new things unless you constantly forget the past. There's no reason to keep wearing the same pair of pants.
Andrew Lau
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I go to universities to talk to the students and teach them how to watch movies. Movies have so many elements - acting, music, art direction, costumes. I also tell them not to watch pirated movies. At the cinema, they can enjoy the big screen and the surround sound.
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In primary school when I was 6-7 years old, I always go to theater with my uncle, and I don't know why I like the atmosphere, dark only. The screen has some lighting, that kind of things, you can see the movie star and so that's why I like movies.
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When I on set as a director I crazy. My temper is not that good.
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When I have a chance to make some movies, I am 200 percent to concentrate about my works.
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When I go on the set, I'm so rushed. When I see the actors at rehearsal, when I love it, I want to keep the mood - my mood and the actors' mood also. So I have to push the crew faster. I don't want to lose the mood.
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You don't want a movie to have a lot of awards and no audience.
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With every movie, I try to do something different, whether it's action, comedy or drama.
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Shooting in Hong Kong, you can do whatever you want, even change the script every day. In Hollywood, you have to have a lot of meetings.
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I don't care about the critics.
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My visuals are typically very powerful. The rhythm is fast. The cuts are fast.
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You need to make certain decisions to expand your market.
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