25 Quotes by Chow Yun-Fat

An actor is only merchandise.

I don't like muscles too much. Flexibility and a relaxed look are more important.

In the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong Kong, I did a lot of comedy, many dramatic films, and most of all, romantic roles, lots of love stories. I was like a romance novel hero

Only by letting go can we truly possess what is real.

It's been a long time since I had a Chinese-language movie show in the Mainland, but everyone still remembers me. Thanks for giving face.

I don’t like muscles too much. Flexibility and a relaxed look are more important.

That’s so different in Hong Kong when I’m using my own mother language, I can treat the line in one thousand different ways, with many different reactions.

Working in front of the camera keeps me alive.

In the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong Kong, I did a lot of comedy, many dramatic films, and most of all, romantic roles, lots of love stories. I was like a romance novel hero.