Media Asia has great partners in China, Japan and Hollywood.

- Andrew Lau

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.

- Andrew Lau

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.'

- Andrew Lau

I go to universities to talk to the students and teach them how to watch movies. Movies have so many elements - acting, music, art direction, costumes. I also tell them not to watch pirated movies. At the cinema, they can enjoy the big screen and the surround sound.

- Andrew Lau

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.

- Andrew Lau

You need to make certain decisions to expand your market.

- Andrew Lau

You don't want a movie to have a lot of awards and no audience.

- Andrew Lau

With every movie, I try to do something different, whether it's action, comedy or drama.

- Andrew Lau

When I on set as a director I crazy. My temper is not that good.

- Andrew Lau

When I have a chance to make some movies, I am 200 percent to concentrate about my works.

- Andrew Lau

There are lots of good producers out there.

- Andrew Lau

So many people ask me, 'Do you like 'Departed?' I say, '50/50.'

- Andrew Lau

Shooting in Hong Kong, you can do whatever you want, even change the script every day. In Hollywood, you have to have a lot of meetings.

- Andrew Lau

My visuals are typically very powerful. The rhythm is fast. The cuts are fast.

- Andrew Lau

I still remember 1997 when I made the movie 'Storm Riders;' that moment, a lot of American producers want to hire me to make movies in the States.

- Andrew Lau

In mainland China, there are many good theaters - sometimes better than Hong Kong.

- Andrew Lau

In Hong Kong, the directors are the idea men.

- Andrew Lau

I was able to make many different kinds of movies. They enriched me on many different levels.

- Andrew Lau

I want to put elements from movies into TV to raise the quality of TV.

- Andrew Lau

I don't want to repeat myself. I don't want to shoot 10 installments of 'Infernal Affairs.'

- Andrew Lau