STEPHEN CHOW

To make a kung fu film is like a dream come true, because I'm a big fan of kung fu movies and I'm learning kung fu for a long time.

I did learn Chinese kung-fu in a school for a short time, but I couldn't afford to pay for long-term learning.

I fell in love with Bruce Lee after I watched his movies, and I wanted to become a kung-fu practicer, and I would like to be someone like Bruce Lee. That's why I learned kung-fu, and that's why I picked the wing chun style, because it's his style. That's why I decided to be an actor, to go into show business, because of him.

I'm extremely busy and running around requires a lot of energy.

I don't hate being an actor. But if there's a choice, I prefer to direct.

There's no common taste in this world.

Why do I use the same actors in different movies? One of the things I really stress in casting is I need to find someone who is suitable for the role in the movie. That's always the main reason.

A creation needs not only subjectivity, but also objectivity.

Every project for me is a risk that I bet on. I believe my senses, and hopefully it will be successful. But sometimes you make it, and sometimes you fail.

One very important element for me to make a movie is, it has to be unique and different from any other.

I'm extremely busy and running around requires a lot of energy.

I like working as a director most.

I did learn Chinese kung-fu in a school for a short time, but I couldn't afford to pay for long-term learning.

Directing, writing, producing and starring is just too tough.

I had a dog I raised for many years. He was a Pekingese with big eyes and a flat face, very cute.

Kung fu and soccer are the two things that I was most interested in as a child.

When I was an actor in some movies a long time ago, I was so curious about all the camera movements - why is the camera placed here, and why does it move like this? And why the set and the background, the color? It's a lot of questions for me to ask, because I was so interested, not only in acting, but also the whole process of filmmaking.

I train my muscles, and I do a lot of stretching, and try to kick higher. But for me, practicing kung-fu is a way to relax myself.

There's no common taste in this world.

Why do I use the same actors in different movies? One of the things I really stress in casting is I need to find someone who is suitable for the role in the movie. That's always the main reason.

To make a kung fu film is like a dream come true, because I'm a big fan of kung fu movies and I'm learning kung fu for a long time.

A creation needs not only subjectivity, but also objectivity.

One very important element for me to make a movie is, it has to be unique and different from any other.

I was very poor. As a child my dream was to have a leather football.

I think my English is bad.

Sometimes earning awards doesn't matter as much as earning revenue or profit, or having a good response from the audience. No matter how many awards you win, if you can't earn any profit from your movie, if the audience doesn't like it, then it doesn't matter how many awards you get.

As many peo­ple have pointed out, the scene in ‘Kung Fu Hus­tle’ where the Land­lady was chas­ing after me resem­bled the Road­run­ner, … I loved to watch car­toons and read comic books when I was small. In fact, I still watch and read a lot of them now. They give me great ideas.

From a director's point of view, if I can create different characters which impress the audience, that's fantastic for me.

If you can keep going and never give up, ultimately you will get something that you really want.

If first of all you have a wrong idea, then it's kind of wasting time. No matter how hard that you try with a wrong idea, it makes it difficult to be successful.

I fell in love with Bruce Lee after I watched his movies, and I wanted to become a kung-fu practicer, and I would like to be someone like Bruce Lee. That's why I learned kung-fu, and that's why I picked the wing chun style, because it's his style. That's why I decided to be an actor, to go into show business, because of him.

I don't hate being an actor. But if there's a choice, I prefer to direct.

Every project for me is a risk that I bet on. I believe my senses, and hopefully it will be successful. But sometimes you make it, and sometimes you fail.

Hong Kong people, they treat me more like a director, like a producer, like a filmmaker. If they recognize me, they treat me as a producer more than a star. And also, I make one movie in three years. I think they already forget who I am, because I've been away too long!