Quotation by

Chow Yun-Fat

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.

Chow Yun-Fat

Romantic

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Chow Yun-Fat is saying that people in Western countries mostly see him as an actor who plays violent or tough characters, while in Hong Kong, he is known for a wider range of roles, especially in romantic and emotional stories. He wants to highlight that his image in Hong Kong is more like a charming and sensitive lead in love stories, unlike the limited view held by Western audiences.

More by this author

All quotes by Chow Yun-Fat →

More quotes about Romantic

See all →

Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.

Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive.