Chow Yun-Fat Quotes & Sayings

In the West, audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong Kong, I did a lot of comedy, many dramatic films, and most of all, romantic roles, lots of love stories. I was like a romance novel hero. — Chow Yun-Fat

Some of the substance of English words, I just don't understand at all because the culture's so strange to me. — Chow Yun-Fat

I don't like muscles too much. Flexibility and a relaxed look are more important. — Chow Yun-Fat

That's so different in Hong Kong when I'm using my own mother language, I can treat the line in one thousand different ways, with many different reactions. — Chow Yun-Fat

Working in front of the camera keeps me alive. — Chow Yun-Fat

An actor is only merchandise. — Chow Yun-Fat

You must be one of the few people with a copy of that. I don't think they printed too many. — Chow Yun-Fat

Only by letting go can we truly possess what is real. — Chow Yun-Fat

As an actor we're just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors. — Chow Yun-Fat

This is still a big barrier for me and it is for a lot of foreign actors. — Chow Yun-Fat

I couldn't care less about actors' trailers and food on sets and stuff like that - I just want to act. — Chow Yun-Fat