“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
“In a way, this is what the difference is between Hong Kong and Chinese cinema - Chinese cinema was made for their own communities. It was for propaganda. But Hong Kong made films to entertain, and they know how to communicate with international audiences.” KnowsWayMadeFilmCommunityDifferencesAudienceKnow HowInternationalCommunicateChinesePropagandaCinemaHong Kong 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
