I start by using Chinese and many of the sounds of other languages are similar.

There are many kinds of movies in Hong Kong. Some are commercial and others are more artistic.

I would like to do some musicals.

Actually, I look the same in real life as I do in the movies.

Before you do anything, you need to know if it's right or wrong.

Now I do bowling, golf, and tennis. I want to be a good bowler.

For example, in Malay, there are pronunciations that are similar to Chinese.

Wong Kar Wai is a very intense character, very personable, and I believe in general he does not like and he would not want his actors to show their true looks and their true personality on screen.

The more you do, the more experience you have and the next time it will be easier to choose the right thing.

I start by using Chinese and many of the sounds of other languages are similar.

I became producer so that I could work with persons like him and to rock the world of Hong Kong Cinema a bit.

You know, if I tell the press that I like long blonde hair, the next day there will be girls with long hair wigs outside waiting for me.

If I was born again, I would be able to do any sport because I would have time to learn.

Unfortunately, I don't have much free time.

When you feel like this isn't your business, get out of the business.

Don't wait. If it's not right, move on.

I am classified as an idol in Hong Kong and in Asia.

You know if I tell the press that I like long blonde hair the next day there will be girls with long hair wigs outside waiting for me.

The right to communicate is a basic human right, and I believe that putting that on every national agenda is very important.

My writing has changed a lot. From 16 to 19, I've changed a lot. My kind of writing in the beginning was very observational; now it's grown very personal for me. I use it as a diary in many ways.

Marriage is natures way of ensuring that a woman picks up some mothering experience before she has her first child.

There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.

I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and when I hit the wall - because of the impact - my right leg kind of came in at like a knife-type angle and stabbed my leg with my own skate blade.

Do you know what the world will be saved by? I'll tell you. It'll be saved by the human spirit. And by the human spirit, I don't mean anything divine, I don't mean anything supernatural - certainly not coming from this skeptic.

The greenhouse effect is something you can observe experimentally - and most people have observed the greenhouse effect themselves, in greenhouses. Yes?

I don't go to the gym because I don't have time, but I do Pilates workout DVDs for 20 minutes or more every day at home.

Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.

With theater, you have to really be able to listen and to respond to other people on stage. You're all constantly on your toes. And then with film and television, you can get a second take and things like that.

It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.

Most of our cities built since the war are bland. They're modernist, they're cold, and now architects want to go back to that.

There's an old joke that politics is Hollywood for ugly people. An awful lot of the press coverage about Washington reads like coverage of Hollywood. Madonna is having some spat with Sean Penn. Who cares? And who cares which politician is mad at that politician?

I had just started ninth grade when I got my acne. And I had braces. I wouldn't look people in the eye. It was not a good time for me - it just killed my self-esteem. I thought when I didn't look at someone, they couldn't see my face.

I'm not sitting around saying, 'Man, I'd really love to direct a western.' That's just not something I'm probably going to do, mostly because I'm allergic to horses.

Every painting I do blends time frames. The great thing about being an artist is I can make the past join the present in some reality of the future.

Rome wasn't built in a day

I always write about subjects which attract me because if I didn't, it would be awful, a failure.

Always live up to your standards—by lowering them, if necessary.

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

Your clothing is the most important survival tool you have. Dress properly and any emergency you may have to endure becomes more manageable.

To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.

Train your head and hands to do, your head and heart to dare.

I have spent my life paying attention to my art form, developing my art form, worrying about my show and what I'm bringing to people, making sure that I give them a fine trade.