Tony Leung Chiu Wai recently expressed elation to have won the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild Best Actor accolade, but most of all to have received it from director Johnnie To.
As reported on Mingpao, the already legendary actor, who spoke to the media at the annual dinner where he and several other filmmakers were honoured, said that he was particularly happy to accept the award from the director, whom first directed Tony in his 1984 series, “The Duke of Mount Deer”, as it felt like a recognition.
“I still remember the first day of work on the set of ‘The Duke of Mount Deer’. Johnnie thought that my makeup was not dirty enough being a commoner in the drama. He gave me a lot of inspiration, that in addition to acting, an actor also has to have some ideas in terms of his look and styling,” he said.
Asked if he will collaborate with Johnnie again in future projects, Tony said that he would hope so, but that it would depend on fate.
“We need to spend more time together to know if everyone has the same outlook on life and values, and only then can we make a movie together,” he said.
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