Andy Lau

"I don’t have a problem with money as I spend less than I earn."

"I don’t mind being so busy. Because I’m in both careers, acting and singing, it takes a lot of my time. I do prefer singing over acting, but really I love to do both."

"I think time has a great effect on the quality of your work. You can do 100 things and get 80 marks for your effort. If you want to get 100 marks, then maybe you won’t even be able to do 10 projects in a year."

"In the past, I think I may have earned 70-something marks for my efforts but recently that has gone up to 80-something. Before, the most important things to me were fame and fortune, and security."

"Other than knowing how to act, I have also learnt to be a better human being. I always wanted people to say I was a good actor or a good singer. When they did, I would always feel secretly proud of myself. That feeling is gone now."

"I’ve done more than 100 movies, but I have to ask myself how many of those did I really like and how many did I do for the money? I don’t need to do it for the money any more so now I want to do the kinds of films that make me happy and that can help the industry as well."

"I’m a very lucky guy. Not a lot of people can have their lives so much in tandem with the changes around us. I have the ability and I work hard, but the same goes for a lot of other people. It’s a matter of being in the right place at the right time."

"I decided to go into show business because I liked drama and wrote a screenplay when I was in Form Two or Form Three. Initially, I aimed to be a director, but my teacher classified me as an actor, so he chose the career for me."

"Acting and singing are ways to communicate with those who grew up with me. I could not abandon my supporters just because I have earned enough money to quit."

"Money is not my priority. In fact, I think I am the lowest-paid artist in the city because I am willing to give up part of my payment to pay for production costs."

"You can say I am investing in myself. I want to produce the best films and the best concerts for my audience, to win their respect for me. I want my supporters to be proud of my performance. I may receive less, but getting people’s respect is a high return."

"As long as you have learned to enjoy your life, and you’re happy with both the effort you made and the reward you receive over that period, that’s good enough."

"I always say that all problems happen due to miscommunication between people. That's the birthplace."

"But I just want to let you know that my daughter and I have zero barriers. We have perfect communication! My father, though, was a firefighter. There was zero communication with us. He believed that you just grow up. Do you need nourishment or culture? No, you will grow up as is."

"I have a child of my own. If kids see me lying around doing nothing, they might wonder when they can be like me. This will set a bad example."

"I’m accustomed to being hardworking. It’s misleading to say I’m a model worker, but I guess it’s good to encourage young people."

"If I get an award, it is wonderful, but if I don’t, it’s okay because I know how much effort I have put into something. That’s what you need to do every time you start any work – you need to make sure you do your very best and just be yourself. That’s more important."

"I’m ready for Hollywood, as long as Hollywood is ready for me."