--- title: "10 Certain Quotes By Wong Kar-wai" description: "10 Certain quotes by Wong Kar-wai. Plus more from Wong Kar-wai and more Certain sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/wong-kar-wai-9417_certain_i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because_1628847.png" --- > [I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because-a-genre-actually-is-like-a-2/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/wong-kar-wai-9417_certain_i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because_1628847.png) > [Each production has certain circumstances that will bring you to a certain way of making it. It is not intentional, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/each-production-has-certain-circumstances-that-will-bring-you-to-a/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/338/wong-kar-wai-9417_address_each-production-has-certain-circumstance_49922.png) > [There are certain types of genres that are impossible in China. Ghost stories, something too graphic, too violent, and of course if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/there-are-certain-types-of-genres-that-are-impossible-in-china-ghost/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/wong-kar-wai-9417_certain_there-are-certain-types-of-genres-that-a_1089260.png) > [During shooting, you have the idea, like, of this certain dress on this actress, but it's not to fit, so you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/during-shooting-you-have-the-idea-like-of-this-certain-dress-on-this/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/wong-kar-wai-9417_actress_during-shooting-you-have-the-idea-like-o_896451.jpg) > [I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because-a-genre-actually-is-like-a/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/184/wong-kar-wai-9417_actually_i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because_472212.png) > [What makes international cinema so interesting is that each territory has its own sensibility. When you look at an Indian or French…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/what-makes-international-cinema-so-interesting-is-that-each-territory/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/wong-kar-wai-9417_certain_what-makes-international-cinema-so-inter_238963.png) > [Most of my films deal with people who are stuck in certain routines and habits that don't make them happy. They want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/most-of-my-films-deal-with-people-who-are-stuck-in-certain-routines/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fb/wong-kar-wai-9417_break_most-of-my-films-deal-with-people-who-ar_1458168.png) > [Sometimes, when you're on the streets, certain music inspires you, and then you have a vision. But, at the end of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/sometimes-when-you-re-on-the-streets-certain-music-inspires-you-and/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/wong-kar-wai-9417_certain_sometimes-when-you-re-on-the-streets-cer_3161770.png) > [Normally, filmmakers would just write a script and cast people to act as certain characters in the story. But in my way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/normally-filmmakers-would-just-write-a-script-and-cast-people-to-act/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/wong-kar-wai-9417_actors_normally-filmmakers-would-just-write-a-s_1189657.png) > [I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because-a-genre-actually-is-like-a-3/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d41/wong-kar-wai-9417_best-way_i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because_1915086.png) ## Other authors on Certain ## More by Wong Kar-wai > [Love is all a matter of timing. It's no good meeting the right person too soon or too late.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/love-is-all-a-matter-of-timing-it-s-no-good-meeting-the-right-person/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [In our case, we have no script. So the only people we can work with are people who have been working with us in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/in-our-case-we-have-no-script-so-the-only-people-we-can-work-with-are/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [Each production has certain circumstances that will bring you to a certain way of making it. It is not intentional, it is not an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/each-production-has-certain-circumstances-that-will-bring-you-to-a/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [I didn't know anything about martial arts. I'm a big fan, but I never practiced martial arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/i-didn-t-know-anything-about-martial-arts-i-m-a-big-fan-but-i-never/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [We love what we can't have, and we can't have what we love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/we-love-what-we-can-t-have-and-we-can-t-have-what-we-love/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [When I look at 'Fallen Angels,' I realize it is not a film that is truly about Hong Kong. It's more like my Hong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/when-i-look-at-fallen-angels-i-realize-it-is-not-a-film-that-is-truly/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [Ip Man was an extraordinary man who lived during extraordinary times. He was born to a rich family when the country was still a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/ip-man-was-an-extraordinary-man-who-lived-during-extraordinary-times/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [It is always good to work with a very regular group of people because we know how high we can fly and what are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/it-is-always-good-to-work-with-a-very-regular-group-of-people-because/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/what-makes-international-cinema-so-interesting-is-that-each-territory/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [For 'Chungking Express,' the way we shot the film was all handheld and with all this existing light, and that became very popular. Everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/for-chungking-express-the-way-we-shot-the-film-was-all-handheld-and/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [I always think to shoot action scenes is not really about the stunts. It's more about an expression and about imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/i-always-think-to-shoot-action-scenes-is-not-really-about-the-stunts/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/when-it-s-time-to-let-go-i-don-t-look-back-and-i-start-another/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [This is what the difference is between Hong Kong and Chinese cinema - Chinese cinema was made for their own communities. It was for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/this-is-what-the-difference-is-between-hong-kong-and-chinese-cinema/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [I'm not coming from film school, I learned cinema in the cinema watching films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/i-m-not-coming-from-film-school-i-learned-cinema-in-the-cinema/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) > [I never studied film formally at school, but as a kid, I spent most of my time in cinemas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/i-never-studied-film-formally-at-school-but-as-a-kid-i-spent-most-of/) [Wong Kar-wai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wong-kar-wai/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certain/wong-kar-wai/#itemlist", "name": "10 Certain Quotes By Wong Kar-wai", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain uniform.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wong Kar-wai" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wong-kar-wai/i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because-a-genre-actually-is-like-a-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/wong-kar-wai-9417_certain_i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because_1628847.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/wong-kar-wai-9417_certain_i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because_1628847.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/wong-kar-wai-9417_certain_i-never-had-a-problem-with-genre-because_1628847.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a…” — Wong Kar-wai", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Each production has certain circumstances that will bring you to a certain way of making it. 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