Quotes

I care for each and every character I played, for all of them are full of memories, and they have become part of my life.

I hope to completely detach from my character when I finish [the film] and say farewell to the role. Then I will return to [real] life and see people I am familiar with; actually I can resume my regular status pretty fast. [to L'officiel China]

I think the key of being an actor is to make good films - It is your good work that gets you recognition and followers.

[To his fans and audience] My joy in acting is to portray different characters. Through each of these characters, I hope to be there for you and with you, and to be part of your everyday life. It is something quite romantic for me that an actor's work accompanies the life journey and growth of his viewers.

We only live once anyway, no matter how you choose to live it. Might as well create something valuable, much better than staying in your comfort zone everyday. I feel it necessary to pursue self-fulfillment in our lives.

We need to go all out for our passion [at least] for once in our lives, so that we don't live in vain. Do what you love, break a new path - only by devoting ourselves can we live with no regrets. Life is too short to muddle along [without a dream].

[2022 CCTV interview on playing Mo Sanmei in Lighting Up the Stars] In the past I wanted a good performance so much so that I worked real hard. I wanted every single scene, and every single shot, to be the best. Then I realized when acting I need to loosen up. I need to relax down, not to preset what to do. Now I no longer preset scenes for the next day, I do not plan how to feel. Meanwhile I communicate more with co-stars. I work more on feeling the entire set. Yes I was a lot more relaxed when playing Mo Sanmei.

I find my next character by reading the scripts. It is surprising but I always have an intuition. That is, when you reading script you feel the director really wants to make this movie; and you feel somewhat connected with the character. You can feel it. That is what I look for in a script. - Interview with Hong Huang at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, 2023, L'Oréal Because You Are Worth It Talk.