Director

In Hong Kong, the directors are the idea men.

There are lots of good producers out there.

I still remember 2002. It's a very hard time for Hong Kong industry, no movies in Hong Kong, and also at this moment I start my new company, so many people said, 'You're crazy.'

I want to put elements from movies into TV to raise the quality of TV.

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.

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.

I don't care about the critics.

You need to make certain decisions to expand your market.

Audiences in mainland China know how to discuss movies.

My visuals are typically very powerful. The rhythm is fast. The cuts are fast.

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.

So many people ask me, 'Do you like 'Departed?' I say, '50/50.'

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.

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.

Media Asia has great partners in China, Japan and Hollywood.

After making a movie, maybe you weren't able to shoot many of your ideas, because a movie is only 1 1/2 or two hours long, but TV gives you space to film a lot of things.

I was able to make many different kinds of movies. They enriched me on many different levels.

With every movie, I try to do something different, whether it's action, comedy or drama.

You don't want a movie to have a lot of awards and no audience.

In mainland China, there are many good theaters - sometimes better than Hong Kong.