Stephen Chow Quotes.
I like working as a director most.
As many peoВple have pointed out, the scene in вЂKung Fu HusВtle’ where the LandВlady was chasВing after me resemВbled the RoadВrunВner, … I loved to watch carВtoons and read comic books when I was small. In fact, I still watch and read a lot of them now. They give me great ideas.
To make a kung fu film is like a dream come true, because I’m a big fan of kung fu movies and I’m learning kung fu for a long time.
There’s no common taste in this world.
I don’t hate being an actor. But if there’s a choice, I prefer to direct.
Every project for me is a risk that I bet on. I believe my senses, and hopefully it will be successful. But sometimes you make it, and sometimes you fail.
Hong Kong people, they treat me more like a director, like a producer, like a filmmaker. If they recognize me, they treat me as a producer more than a star. And also, I make one movie in three years. I think they already forget who I am, because I’ve been away too long!
I had a dog I raised for many years. He was a Pekingese with big eyes and a flat face, very cute.
I train my muscles, and I do a lot of stretching, and try to kick higher. But for me, practicing kung-fu is a way to relax myself.
I’m extremely busy and running around requires a lot of energy.
Sometimes earning awards doesn’t matter as much as earning revenue or profit, or having a good response from the audience. No matter how many awards you win, if you can’t earn any profit from your movie, if the audience doesn’t like it, then it doesn’t matter how many awards you get.
Directing, writing, producing and starring is just too tough.
One very important element for me to make a movie is, it has to be unique and different from any other.
Why do I use the same actors in different movies? One of the things I really stress in casting is I need to find someone who is suitable for the role in the movie. That’s always the main reason.
If first of all you have a wrong idea, then it’s kind of wasting time. No matter how hard that you try with a wrong idea, it makes it difficult to be successful.
I think my English is bad.
Kung fu and soccer are the two things that I was most interested in as a child.