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. Wong Kar-wai More Quotes by Wong Kar-wai More Quotes From Wong Kar-wai Im a big fan of martial arts films, novels and radio programs. Wong Kar-wai radio fans art 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, is martial arts only a show? Wong Kar-wai wow looks art Sometimes, we have to turn our camera to a mirror to shoot something, and people think, 'Oh, that's very stylish.' Yes it is, but at the same time, we did it because we are shooting in a very small space, and that was our only option. Wong Kar-wai mirror space time people I don't want to be a grumpy old man or too pessimistic, because if I have a chance, I would prefer to watch a film in the cinema with an audience on a big screen instead of watching it on a cell phone. It's a very different experience, but somehow I think this form will have its own future and life. Wong Kar-wai man future experience life To me, romantic means, um, you follow your heart more than your mind. Sometimes when you're shooting a film, you have to follow your heart. Wong Kar-wai me you heart romantic I think of action as a dance. It's a riddle; it should have emotion in it. Wong Kar-wai think emotion dance action In most kung fu films, they want to create a hero who's always fighting a bad guy. In the story of Ip Man, he's not fighting physical opponents. He's fighting the ups and downs of his life. Wong Kar-wai ups-and-downs man hero life At film festivals, I put on my sunglasses and go to sleep because I don't want to see my films again. Wong Kar-wai see sunglasses festivals sleep The Chinese government promised Hong Kong '50 years, and change.' And 50 years later, after 1997, will be 2046; I think, 'Well, that's a very interesting promise.' So I want to make a film about promise. Wong Kar-wai will think government change When it's time to let go, I don't look back, and I start another project as soon as possible. One thing I remind myself is that I don't want to Photoshop my past. Wong Kar-wai myself look time past I'm not very aware of styles. We never talk about styles before we start shooting, or even during shooting, because I think the film will bring you there. Wong Kar-wai never start think you Heritage is something martial-arts films don't often talk about. Wong Kar-wai about something talk heritage Somehow, we fall in love with the films and don't want to let go, but financially and physically, we cannot afford it. Wong Kar-wai go want love fall I think, to be a director, sometimes you need to have certain hunches - you have to believe in some gut feeling. Wong Kar-wai feeling you sometimes believe I started out my career as a screenwriter and quickly discovered that adhering to a script isn't always the best way to make a film. You have to take into consideration the nuances of the characters and what the actors bring to their roles. Wong Kar-wai best you always way What's so great about inspiration is sometimes it finds you when you're not looking. Wong Kar-wai looking great you sometimes It used to be when you eat, you eat with people. But instant noodles are so instant that people eat by themselves. And it's a very convenient way of eating but also a very lonely way of eating. Wong Kar-wai you eating people way The reason it takes me so long to make a film, the reason it gets so difficult, is that I'm trying to think of every film as the last one I will ever make so it can be the best it can possibly be. I don't want to have regrets or excuses or think, 'I can do better next time.' Wong Kar-wai best me time long I was born in Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong the year I was five. Wong Kar-wai i-was-born year hong-kong born In my first film, we always tried to have a script and work in a normal way, but I was constantly changing things during shooting. Because I worked as a scriptwriter for 10 years, I understood that directors always wanted to change what was originally written, to improve on it. Wong Kar-wai always change work way
