Leung Quotes

#1. When I made 'Hard Boiled,' I had no idea that it would be released to an international audience. I just wanted to make a film to team up my two favorite actors, Tony Leung and Chow Yun-Fat.

John Woo

#2. But I found tai chi when I was studying with Leung Shum, who teaches Eagle Claw and Wu Hao.

Lou Reed

#3. it's clear that before we can be a father and son again, we have to treat each other like men first.

Brian Leung

#4. One of the things I liked about my character in 'Run' is that she can just disappear into the background if she wants, which is what I'm like.

Katie Leung

#5. The best form of self defense is to become invisible ...
If you can't do that learn Wing Chun!

Wong Shun Leung

#6. I did this thing for HBO called 'Strip Search' with Sidney Lumet, who was one of the best directors I've ever worked with. We actually had a rehearsal period before we shot, which is unusual.

Ken Leung

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

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

#8. 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

#9. 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

#10. I was born in Scotland and have lived there all my life. I speak conversational Cantonese with my dad when I'm at home, and very basic Mandarin.

Katie Leung

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

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

#12. In general, the auditions I go up for are very sparse, I guess because of my ethnicity. And the characters are very similar: shy, innocent and naive; the connotations that come from the way that I look.

Katie Leung

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

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

#14. 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

#15. 'Wild Swans' showed me there are Chinese traditions that still affect my life. For example, it's not that women are inferior, exactly, but my dad and my brother are the most important men in my life and I would do anything for them. I feel like I should be the one cooking and looking after them.

Katie Leung

#16. You ask politicians a question, and they have an answer. It's almost like the more articulate the answer, the more something feels wrong because that question takes thought.

Ken Leung

#17. 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

#18. I'm single and looking and failing miserably. I'm keeping my options open.

Katie Leung

#19. I'm not the type of person who enjoys the limelight.

Katie Leung

#20. I like Joaquin Phoenix. He's an amazing actor and he's so buff.

Katie Leung

#21. I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school.

Katie Leung

#22. When defeated ask yourself what mistakes invited the attack. This kind of positive thinking any fighter must possess.

Wong Shun Leung

#23. I have an awareness of a spiritual realm, and I see signs that I feel speak to me - I don't know if that falls into superstition.

Ken Leung

#24. I love theatre. It's far more satisfying than film. Sometimes there's a collective sigh from the audience, or it's so quiet you can hear a pin drop. I couldn't believe how easy acting was when there's an audience; after a few previews I almost couldn't do it without one.

Katie Leung

#25. 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

#26. I am very indecisive. I'm always afraid of making the wrong decision.

Katie Leung

#27. I'm very quiet. I can go a whole week without talking, so doing interviews is really awkward for me!

Katie Leung

#28. Let your opponent show you how to defeat him

Wong Shun Leung

#29. My face frowns by default, so when I'm most calm is when I appear the least approachable.

Ken Leung

#30. If I'm in a room full of intense people, I'm pretty normal. If I'm in a room full of people who aren't, maybe I'm intense.

Ken Leung

#31. 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