Andrew Lau
Andrew Lau
Andrew Lau Wai-Keungis a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film director and producer. Apart from making films in his native Hong Kong, Lau has also made films in China, Korea and the United States. A highly prolific filmmaker,...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth4 April 1960
CountryChina
Audiences in mainland China know how to discuss movies.
So many people ask me, 'Do you like 'Departed?' I say, '50/50.'
When I have a chance to make some movies, I am 200 percent to concentrate about my works.
When I on set as a director I crazy. My temper is not that good.
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.
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.
I don't care about the critics.
In Hong Kong, the directors are the idea men.
I was able to make many different kinds of movies. They enriched me on many different levels.
I want to put elements from movies into TV to raise the quality of TV.
After Chen Zhen, I wanted to make an emotional, touching story.
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.'
After making a movie, maybe you weren't able to shoot many of your ideas, because a movie is only 1 1/2 or two hours long, but TV gives you space to film a lot of things.
You don't want a movie to have a lot of awards and no audience.