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> [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…](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/)

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## 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/)

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