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Tony Leung Chiu-wai on that gay sex scene with Leslie Cheung, Wong Kar-wai’s advice on acting, and how Stephen Chow got him into the entertainment business
- In interviews with the Post at various points in his career, Tony Leung has talked about the influence of filmmakers Stephen Chow and Wong Kar-wai on his career
- He’s revealed how Wong tricked him into playing a gay character in Happy Together, why a haircut brought tears to his eyes, and what he does in his down time
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who was named best actor in the Asian Film Awards on March 12 – the latest in a litany of acting awards over several decades – has been a constant presence on the Hong Kong movie scene since the mid-1980s.
He has often sat down to talk to the Post. We look back at what Leung has said about some of the highs and lows of his career.
On starting out in acting with his friend, Stephen Chow Sing-chi, after his first job selling home appliances:
“I was close friends with Stephen Chow Sing-chi at the time, and he used to talk and talk about acting and directing. He was always daydreaming, talking about being a star, even at 17 years of age.
“I said ‘Forget it, it won’t happen.’ But he wouldn’t stop dreaming. He talked about the TVB training school, and as I was bored selling fridges and air conditioners, I applied.”
On how, according to the Post, “an improved lifestyle, romantic attachments, and fame hindered his prospects” in the late 1980s:
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