'Ashes of Time' was my third film, and as a young director at that point, it's not very often that you have the chance to make a big martial arts film, so of course I jumped at this opportunity. — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
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… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
Love is all a matter of timing. It's no good meeting the right person too soon or too late. — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
In our case, we have no script. So the only people we can work with are people who have been working with us in… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
Each production has certain circumstances that will bring you to a certain way of making it. It is not intentional, it is not an… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
I didn't know anything about martial arts. I'm a big fan, but I never practiced martial arts. — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
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… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
Ip Man was an extraordinary man who lived during extraordinary times. He was born to a rich family when the country was still a… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
It is always good to work with a very regular group of people because we know how high we can fly and what are… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
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… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
For 'Chungking Express,' the way we shot the film was all handheld and with all this existing light, and that became very popular. Everybody… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
I always think to shoot action scenes is not really about the stunts. It's more about an expression and about imagination. — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
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… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
