Tony Leung Chiu Wai was so impressed with Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi, that he hopes to work with her again in the future.
The actor, who spoke about his new film, “Silent Friend” with Variety recently, stated that he knew he wanted to work with her the first time he talked to her online.
“I was only interested in Ildikó. When she approached me, she showed me her films and I just went, ‘Wow, this is wonderful.’ I really love this person, not just her work. I felt I could trust her,” he said.
“We didn’t just talk about the script. It wasn’t the usual actor-director exchange. She’s a friend, a very good friend and a teacher. She sent me some books and one of them was by Alan Watts. I told Ildikó I am a Buddhist, that I study philosophy. I said, ‘We clearly have something in common’.”
Tony also stated that he hasn’t done any other project since Enyedi’s “Silent Friend” for almost a year.
“I never plan, because when you do, the outcome is always different from what you expect. So why bother?” he added.
As for his character in the movie, who is a neuroscientist stuck in a university town in Germany during the pandemic, Tony said, “I think he’s a very lonely guy. But the film proves that even if we don’t speak the same language, as long as you feel others with your heart, you’ll understand them. I love playing this kind of role without much dialogue. It’s much more challenging.”
(Photo Source: Tony Leung IG, SOHU)