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Andrew Lau [1960-0] Chinese

Rank: 104
Director, Film director

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai.

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I still remember 1997 when I made the movie 'Storm Riders;' that moment, a lot of American producers want to hire me to make movies in the States.	Movies	101
We need to look to the future. You can't come up with new things unless you constantly forget the past. There's no reason to keep wearing the same pair of pants.		102
When I go on the set, I'm so rushed. When I see the actors at rehearsal, when I love it, I want to keep the mood - my mood and the actors' mood also. So I have to push the crew faster. I don't want to lose the mood.		103
In primary school when I was 6-7 years old, I always go to theater with my uncle, and I don't know why I like the atmosphere, dark only. The screen has some lighting, that kind of things, you can see the movie star and so that's why I like movies.		104
When I on set as a director I crazy. My temper is not that good.		105
When I have a chance to make some movies, I am 200 percent to concentrate about my works.		106
You don't want a movie to have a lot of awards and no audience.		107
With every movie, I try to do something different, whether it's action, comedy or drama.		108
Shooting in Hong Kong, you can do whatever you want, even change the script every day. In Hollywood, you have to have a lot of meetings.		109
I don't care about the critics.		110
My visuals are typically very powerful. The rhythm is fast. The cuts are fast.		111
You need to make certain decisions to expand your market.		112
So many people ask me, 'Do you like 'Departed?' I say, '50/50.'		113
Everybody want famous, like me to be a famous director.		114
I still remember 2002. It's a very hard time for Hong Kong industry, no movies in Hong Kong, and also at this moment I start my new company, so many people said, 'You're crazy.'		115
I was able to make many different kinds of movies. They enriched me on many different levels.		116
I don't want to repeat myself. I don't want to shoot 10 installments of 'Infernal Affairs.'		117
After making a movie, maybe you weren't able to shoot many of your ideas, because a movie is only 1 1/2 or two hours long, but TV gives you space to film a lot of things.		118
I want to put elements from movies into TV to raise the quality of TV.		119
There are lots of good producers out there.		120
Media Asia has great partners in China, Japan and Hollywood.		121
In Hong Kong, the directors are the idea men.		122
Beijing is my favorite city in China.		123
After 'Chen Zhen,' I wanted to make an emotional, touching story.		124
Audiences in mainland China know how to discuss movies.		125
In mainland China, there are many good theaters - sometimes better than Hong Kong.		126
I go to universities to talk to the students and teach them how to watch movies. Movies have so many elements - acting, music, art direction, costumes. I also tell them not to watch pirated movies. At the cinema, they can enjoy the big screen and the surround sound.		201

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