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.

We're all unlucky in love sometimes. When I am, I go jogging. The body loses water when you jog, so you have none left for tears.

Some actors like encouragement. Some actors prefer to have pressure. And sometimes, for some actors, its better to give your comment by silence, because they are so skillful, so gifted, that they understand without talking too much.

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

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

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

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 be.