“I think moviemakers in every country are looking for ideas. It’s interactive. And sometimes we remake a lot of Hollywood films but we don’t buy the rights, we just try to imitate those films.”

—  Tony Leung

"Lust, Caution – Tony Leung interview" (2007) https://tonyleung.info/tony/?p=237

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