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Leung: Yes, yes. He cut all the obvious scenes. You know, this time I think he's trying to do something more simple by telling the story in a more simple way, more subtle than any of his previous ones. So why not? Revenge and you don't have to know about them. When you see his movie, I think he leaves a lot of space for the audience to imagine what's going on with this guy. What's his motivation of what he's trying [to do] with this woman.
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Leung: No, no I saw it twice in Canada, Toronto, and Hong Kong. And then I saw it once in New York. Five or six times. Q: Do you like the role you play? Leung: Yes, yes, very much. Q: Is this your most romantic role? Leung: Most difficult! (Laughter) Q: Can you compare another movie that you did with director Wong Kar-wai, "Happy Together." Leung: "Happy Together" seems to be much more simple, the character. And the character seems to be much more straight forward. It's very different. It's not as complicated as this one. So, we don't need to spend too much time to think about how to develop that character.
Q: Also can you compare, this is obviously very different, or I am assuming it's a different way of working from when you are in action films... Is working this way without a real script more fun? More exhausting? Or frustrating? Or better or worse in different ways? Leung: For me, it's good to work without a script. I think for an experience, as an actor who's been working in this field for over 18 years, [otherwise] you might have something very stereotyped. So if you prepare too much, you somehow restrict your performance in some ways. And working with no script is very suitable for me, I think. I really enjoy that kind of working, and you don't have much chance to work that way�And you can do it by instinct... there's no boundary, you can do whatever you want, because nothing is right, and nothing is wrong. Q: I read that during the filming you went away to make another film and then came back to the character. I am wondering if that contributed something to the development of the character?
You cannot solve the problems when you are making that movie, so, after taking a break, I don't know, somehow I think like I'm glad to be back. And I'm ready. And seems like, yes, this is the way�I don't know, the first day when I went back to work with Kar-wai, I just felt like, "Wow, this is how it should be made, this is really serious." And I was very aggressive at that day, I don't know why. But Kar-wai said I looked really good that day and why? I said, "I don't know." Q: Do you think your footage [shot] after you came back, is better work? Leung: I think so. Maybe after the break, that helped. Q: How many films have you made with Wong Kar-wai? Leung: Wong Kar-wai, this is the fifth one. Q: The final scene, which was almost impromptu on the way it was shot�has a scene of you whispering in the hole. What did you whisper in the hole? Leung: We didn't have any lines. And Kar-wai just let me do it by myself. I just told my little secret inside that hole ?a lot of my guilt for that woman, of which, Maggie didn't know, too. Because it's not only the secrets between us, it's the little secret of me. And I don't think I can carry that for the rest of my life, and yes, that's what I tell in the hole ?I cheated with a woman, which is quite stupid to do. --------------------
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