Tony Leung Chiu Wai recently admitted that he actually prefers working with “who” rather than “what” when it comes to choosing his projects.
In a recent interview with Edison Chen on the latter’s YouTube Show ZONED, the award-winning actor was asked about his decisions when it comes to picking his films, to which he said, “Usually I don’t consider the movie itself or the story. I value who I work with.”
Using the example of Marvel’s “Shang-Chi”, Tony said, “I actually didn’t care for those fight scenes. It’s just that after talking to the director [Destin Daniel Cretton], I liked him a lot as a person. I thought he’d be fun to work with in a movie so it always depends on the people.”
When asked which movie he thinks represented him the most, Tony picked “In the Mood for Love”.
However, he admitted that he doesn’t watch his own films, worried that he might find things he is not happy with about his performances.
“The audience won’t know, but I know for sure about my acting,” he added.
Tony, who is known to have lots of collaboration with Wong Kar Wai, recently expressed his love for Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi of whom he worked with on “Silent Friend”. He expressed in an interview that he would like to work with the said director again in the future.
(Photo Source: Tony Leung IG , Destin Daniel Cretton IG)