Wong Kar-wai Thinking Quotations

My films are never about what Hong Kong is like, or anything approaching a realistic portrait, but what I think about Hong Kong and what I want it to be.

I think one day I can make a book about coffee shops in Hong Kong. I spent almost most of my time in coffee shops, in different coffee shops.

Most of my films deal with people who are stuck in certain routines and habits that don't make them happy. They want to change, but they need something to push them. I think it's mostly love that causes them to break their routines and move on.

I think the martial arts tradition has a big influence on our generation - we all read these novels when we were very young.

I always think to shoot action scenes is not really about the stunts. It's more about an expression and about imagination.