Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Chinese actor Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.

Last updated on December 3, 2024.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognized actors, and was named as "Small Tiger" among the Five Tiger Generals of TVB. He has won many international acting prizes, including the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actor for his performance in Wong Kar-wai's film In the Mood for Love. He was named by CNN as one of "Asia's 25 Greatest Actors of All Time."

Chinese - Actor | Born: June 27, 1962

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Once I'm committed to a role, I will go very deep into it, even when I'm not at work. I'll keep on studying the script, maybe 40 or 50 times. I might call a scriptwriter at three in the morning to say I've thought of something new.

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

I'm shy. I'm not sociable. I'm very insecure.

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

My parents broke up when I was six. Before, I was a very active, naughty child, but after my father left me, I stopped talking. I became very good at hiding my emotions. I felt so ashamed of telling others that I didn't have a father, because that was not common in the 1960s.

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Fans say I have a lot of sorrow in my eyes. It's true.

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Acting has always been a way for me to express the emotions I had buried. If I hadn't acted, I would have gone insane. In my acting class, I could let out my real tears and everyone thought it was the character. But no, it was me.

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

If I want to experience the life of an ordinary person, I cannot do it in Asia.

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Ang Lee is very precise. He will show you everything, and will let you know what he is thinking about the whole project. There are a lot of rehearsals before shooting, and you already reach a certain standard. Then he will ask for more.

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

As an Asian actor, I would like once in my life to do just one Hollywood movie. It would be a memorable experience.

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

I always believe that Kar-Wai has a complete script: he just doesn't show it to us. He wants us to experience and explore the character. He gives you a lot of space, and you know every time will be a very long journey. You just live in the character, and that's very different from other directors.

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

John Woo is a very nice and kind person; he gives almost no direction at all, trusting me to come up with the character. But when I think of him, I think of explosions!

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

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