# Andy Lau

Andy Lau Tak-wah (Chinese: 劉德華) (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, appearing in more than 160 films. He has also maintained a successful singing career and is one of the best-selling artists in Taiwan. In the 1990s, Lau was branded by Chinese media as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop.

## Quotes

* I don’t have a problem with money as I spend less than I earn.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
* I always say that all problems happen due to miscommunication between people. That's the birthplace.
** "Andy Lau & Ning Hao On The Movie Emperor And The Importance Of Communication" in Screenrant (20 September 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau & Ning Hao On The Movie Emperor And The Importance Of Communication" in Screenrant (20 September 2023)
* 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.
** "No retirement plans for Hong Kong actor Andy Lau" in The Straits Times (15 October 2023)
* 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.
** "No retirement plans for Hong Kong actor Andy Lau" in The Straits Times (15 October 2023)
* 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.
** "Andy Lau: “Make sure you do your very best and just be yourself.”" in Herworld (15 January 2017)
* I’m ready for Hollywood, as long as Hollywood is ready for me.
** "Toronto: Andy Lau Talks Career Hits, Playing Villains and Hollywood Movies" in The Hollywood Reporter (16 September 2023)