Andy Lau

Birthday: 27 September 1961, Tai Po, Hong Kong

Birth Name: Lau Fok Wing

Height: 175 cm

Andy Lau Tak-wah, (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter, presenter, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since th ...Show More

"I want to have a form that fits the times, so I just keep on changing and that makes people feel I' Show more "I want to have a form that fits the times, so I just keep on changing and that makes people feel I'm a hardworking guy trying to do mybest." (on his new approach to acting) Hide

In Hong Kong the camera is always moving. Yimou Zhang will put the camera on you and leave it there. Show more In Hong Kong the camera is always moving. Yimou Zhang will put the camera on you and leave it there. And if you're good, you're good. And if you're not, well ... [on the difference between working on Hong Kong productions and a Zhang Yimou production] Hide

"The first time I met him, he just showed me his Rolex. He says 'Look at it' then I look at it. Then Show more "The first time I met him, he just showed me his Rolex. He says 'Look at it' then I look at it. Then he told me 'Work hard, and you are going to have it!" (on meeting his idol, 'Chow Yun-Fat', for the first time) Hide

"I think Fruit Chan is an interesting director because he could offer a purely commercial attraction Show more "I think Fruit Chan is an interesting director because he could offer a purely commercial attraction with artistic subjects and personalities." (on director, Fruit Chan). Hide

Sing more and you get better, Fight more and you get better ... But acting is hard. Sing more and you get better, Fight more and you get better ... But acting is hard.

"Wong Kar Wai is a very intense character, very personable, and I believe in general he does not lik Show more "Wong Kar Wai is a very intense character, very personable, and I believe in general he does not like and he would not want his actors to show their true looks and their true personality on screen." (on working with Kar-Wai Wong). Hide

"In any movie you showed your handsome face, maybe stood there in a smart pose, and that's it, that Show more "In any movie you showed your handsome face, maybe stood there in a smart pose, and that's it, that was enough. The hard part was already done." (on his previous acting roles) Hide

Andy Lau's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (47)

Crisis Negotiators (Taam Pun Juen Ga)

The Adventurers

Shock Wave 2

Chasing the Dragon (Chui lung) [Sub: Eng]

The Founding Of A Republic

Wong Gok ka moon [Audio: Chinese]

Switch

I Did It My Way (Cim hang) [Sub: Eng]

Saving Mr Wu

A Simple Life (Tou ze)