The top 10 most inspiring quotes 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.
- Some of the substance of English words, I just don’t understand at all because the culture’s so strange to me.
- I couldn’t care less about actors’ trailers and food on sets and stuff like that – I just want to act.
- That’s so different in Hong Kong when I’m using my own mother language, I can treat the line in one thousand different ways, with many different reactions.
- As an actor we’re just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors.
- As an actor we’re just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors. But I must do my job perfectly, and I love what I do.
- Working in front of the camera keeps me alive. I couldn’t care less about actors’ trailers and food on sets and stuff like that – I just want to act.
- Working in front of the camera keeps me alive.
- You must be one of the few people with a copy of that. I don’t think they printed too many.
- This is still a big barrier for me and it is for a lot of foreign actors.

Chow Yun-fat (born May 18, 1955, on Lamma Island, Hong Kong) is a celebrated actor known for his versatility and charisma. Raised in a modest farming family, he worked various jobs before enrolling in TVB’s actor training program at 18, marking the beginning of his acting career.
He gained fame in the 1980s with TV dramas like The Bund and films such as A Better Tomorrow (1986), City on Fire (1987), and The Killer (1989), establishing himself as an action star. His performance in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) brought him international acclaim.
Chow has won multiple awards, including three Hong Kong Film Awards and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor. Despite his fame, he is known for his humility and philanthropy, reportedly planning to donate his entire fortune to charity. Chow’s enduring appeal and dedication to his craft have made him an iconic figure in global cinema.
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