A biography for Andrew Lauhasn’t been written yet.
“In primary school when I was 6-7 years old, I always go to theater with my uncle, and I don't know why I like the atmosphere, dark only. The screen has some lighting, that kind of things, you can see the movie star and so that's why I like movies.”
“I don't care about the critics.”
“I still remember 1997 when I made the movie 'Storm Riders;' that moment, a lot of American producers want to hire me to make movies in the States.”
“When I on set as a director I crazy. My temper is not that good.”
“When I have a chance to make some movies, I am 200 percent to concentrate about my works.”
“I want to put elements from movies into TV to raise the quality of TV.”
“Media Asia has great partners in China, Japan and Hollywood.”
“I don't want to repeat myself. I don't want to shoot 10 installments of 'Infernal Affairs.'”
“My visuals are typically very powerful. The rhythm is fast. The cuts are fast.”
“In Hong Kong, the directors are the idea men.”
“You don't want a movie to have a lot of awards and no audience.”
“After 'Chen Zhen,' I wanted to make an emotional, touching story.”
“When I go on the set, I'm so rushed. When I see the actors at rehearsal, when I love it, I want to keep the mood - my mood and the actors' mood also. So I have to push the crew faster. I don't want to lose the mood.”
“With every movie, I try to do something different, whether it's action, comedy or drama.”
“I still remember 2002. It's a very hard time for Hong Kong industry, no movies in Hong Kong, and also at this moment I start my new company, so many people said, 'You're crazy.'”
“There are lots of good producers out there.”
“In mainland China, there are many good theaters - sometimes better than Hong Kong.”
“I go to universities to talk to the students and teach them how to watch movies. Movies have so many elements - acting, music, art direction, costumes. I also tell them not to watch pirated movies. At the cinema, they can enjoy the big screen and the surround sound.”
“Everybody want famous, like me to be a famous director.”
“Shooting in Hong Kong, you can do whatever you want, even change the script every day. In Hollywood, you have to have a lot of meetings.”