“I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain uniform. But if you dress up in a police officer's uniform, it doesn't mean that you are an officer; it can mean something else. But this is the starting point, and the best way is to not to fit into this uniform but to make this uniform a part of yourself.” IfsWayMeanProblemCertainFitPoliceDressesStartingBest WayGenreOfficersUniformsPolice OfficerStarting Point Author:Wong Kar-wai
“What makes international cinema so interesting is that each territory has its own sensibility. When you look at an Indian or French film, there's a certain flavor. And even though the language is different, if the film is successful, it has something very common and understandable.” IfsLooksDifferentFilmCertainLanguageInterestingCommonSuccessfulInternationalIndianCinemaTerritorySensibilityFlavor Author:Wong Kar-wai
“There are certain types of genres that are impossible in China. Ghost stories, something too graphic, too violent, and of course if it's too political. Other than that, it will be fine.” IfsStoriesPoliticalCertainCoursesImpossibleFineTypeChinaViolentGhostGenreGraphicGhost Stories Author:Wong Kar-wai
“I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain uniform.” ProblemCertainGenreUniforms Author:Wong Kar-wai
“Normally, 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.” PeopleWayWritingTryingMindCharacterStoriesCertainActorsNaturalUniqueConnectionsScriptsCastsMy WayFilmmaker Author:Wong Kar-wai
“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.” PeopleThinkingWantNeedsFilmMovingCertainCausesDealsBreakHabitStuck Author:Wong Kar-wai
