Normally, filmmakers would just write a script and cast people to act as certain characters in the story. But in my way of doing things, I have the a….

I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain uniform. But if you dress up in a polic….

I'm not coming from film school. I learned cinema in the cinema watching films, so you always have a curiosity. I say, 'Well, what if I make a film i….

My mother has a very big family in Shanghai, so I have, like, almost 40 cousins, so we stayed together all the time. So by the time I get to Hong Kon….

My films are never about what Hong Kong is like, or anything approaching a realistic portrait, but what I think about Hong Kong and what I want it to….

Love is all a matter of timing. It's no good meeting the right person too soon or too late..

We love what we can't have, and we can't have what we love..

What makes international cinema so interesting is that each territory has its own sensibility. When you look at an Indian or French film, there's a c….

Some actors like encouragement. Some actors prefer to have pressure. And sometimes, for some actors, its better to give your comment by silence, beca….

I think one day I can make a book about coffee shops in Hong Kong. I spent almost most of my time in coffee shops, in different coffee shops..

Most of my films deal with people who are stuck in certain routines and habits that don't make them happy. They want to change, but they need somethi….

People are very surprised when they come to Hong Kong after seeing my films, because my version of it is quite different than Hong Kong in reality..

I wanted to know what exactly martial arts is. When you look at martial arts films, the later ones became more and more exaggerated. It's like, wow, ….

There are certain types of genres that are impossible in China. Ghost stories, something too graphic, too violent, and of course if it's too politica….

I'm not coming from film school, I learned cinema in the cinema watching films..

I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain uniform..

I think the martial arts tradition has a big influence on our generation - we all read these novels when we were very young..

Im a big fan of martial arts films, novels and radio programs..

I always think to shoot action scenes is not really about the stunts. It's more about an expression and about imagination..

I'm not afraid to delay the schedule to make sure that this is the film that I want, that this is the best that I can do at that point..

I never studied film formally at school, but as a kid, I spent most of my time in cinemas..