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 something to push them. I think it's mostly love that causes them to break their routines and move on.
Wong Kar-waiI never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain uniform.
Wong Kar-waiWe'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.
Wong Kar-waiI always think to shoot action scenes is not really about the stunts. It's more about an expression and about imagination.
Wong Kar-waiNormally, 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 actors in my mind already, so I'm trying to borrow something that's unique to them. The characters have a very natural connection to the actors themselves.
Wong Kar-wai