The best Quotes by Wong Kar-wai

To me, romantic means, you follow your heart more than your mind.

I started out my career as a screenwriter and quickly discovered that adhering to a script isn't always the best way to make a film. You have to take into consideration the nuances of the characters and what the actors bring to their roles.

I don't want to be a grumpy old man or too pessimistic, because if I have a chance, I would prefer to watch a film in the cinema with an audience on a big screen instead of watching it on a cell phone. It's a very different experience, but somehow I think this form will have its own future and life.

At film festivals, I put on my sunglasses and go to sleep because I don't want to see my films again.

Sometimes, we have to turn our camera to a mirror to shoot something, and people think, 'Oh, that's very stylish.' Yes it is, but at the same time, we did it because we are shooting in a very small space, and that was our only option.

He is by far the best one, which is not saying a ton.

Let's just say an atmosphere of polish and professionalism was not achieved.

Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth.

Hong Kong is so vertical you have to do up-down panorama shots in order to really capture it.

The US must stand with Hong Kong, and remain a determined force for its autonomy.

Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth.

All we ask for is just to urge Beijing and Hong Kong governments to withdraw the bill, stop police brutality and respond to our calls for a free election.

They say money can't buy happiness. But it can book your flight to Hong Kong - which is kinda the same.

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Hong Kong - and that's practically the same thing.

A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
what is essential is invisible to the eye.

You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see. But you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel.

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.

What do you call an Asian Dwayne Johnson?
The Wok.