88 Quotes by Wong Kar-Wai

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.

I sometimes compare making a film to cooking. Some dishes need to be stewed, while others need to be fried.

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.

One's memories aren't what actually happened - they're very subjective. You can always make it much better, right?

For 'Chungking Express,' the way we shot the film was all handheld and with all this existing light, and that became very popular. Everybody thought it was cool.

To me, romantic means, um, you follow your heart more than your mind. Sometimes when you're shooting a film, you have to follow your heart.

I have an image of Shanghai, which is quite different from other directors, I think. The story of Shanghai should happen in back alleys.

Somehow, we fall in love with the films and don't want to let go, but financially and physically, we cannot afford it.

Chinese martial artists consider themselves to be gardeners, and it's an honor for them to take care of this garden, to better it and hand it over to the generations that follow. I think that's a very important message in a time when personal achievement seems to be the only criteria of success.