The Grandmaster

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Weibo Q&A with the Grandmaster himself:

Q: Tony, if there was a good script and a good role, would you consider acting in a musical?
A: I think so. Back when I was releasing albums, that thought had crossed my mind.

Q: What do you do when you're not filming?
A: Mostly…exercising, having fun, reading. Lately I've been reading Xu Haofeng's (the screenwriter for The Grandmaster) latest novel.

Q: What was the highlight for you in the movie?
A: Probably the fight scene in the rain. That left the deepest impression on me and it was a lot of hard work.

Q: What are your aspirations right now?
A: My aspirations…I hope tonight's dinner will be good!

Q: Tony, there's a question I've always wanted to ask you. Why are you so handsome?
A: That you'll have to ask my mom.

Q: Mr. Leung, good job! Kung fu training is hard and you fought so well in the movie! Will you consider filming a martial arts movie again in the future? What are your plans for your next film?
A: As long as there's a good script I will continue to film martial arts movies. Right now I don't have any plans. I'm going to rest a bit before my next film.

Q: Which country do you want to visit the most?
A: Maldives.

Q: What do you think was the biggest breakthrough for you while filming The Grandmaster?
A: Everyone improves day by day. For me a breakthrough isn't necessary. The reason why I do things is actually very simple. I received a lot from this movie and it allowed me to learn new things.

Q: After watching this movie, I improved quite a bit on my exams! Will you write me a line to further motivate me? HEHE
A: After finishing this movie, I learned the importance of persistence. The hardest thing to do is also maintaining your persistence. So no matter what you do, I hope everyone remembers not to give up!

Q: There were so many classic lines in the film. Which one did you like the most? The line that you liked the most, was it because you experienced it yourself?
A: I liked a lot of lines. But the most touching to me was during the HK screening. In the opening narration, the line "One belt brings one breath. Be a person worthy of this breath". If there wasn't people sitting beside me, I would probably be crying…
(Sorry, not poetic enough. Basically it means to use this one breath to carry you forward in life, without forgetting its importance.)

Q: In your next film, will you do the voice dubbing yourself?
A: Since we were short on time, I wasn't able to for this film. Next time I will definitely do the mandarin voice dubbing.

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I didn't translate a few questions pertaining to actual scenes in the movie, since I don't want to spoil myself.

And my question wasn't answered!! LOL

[Yuka]

Thank you Jenny for your translation !!

Yuka

[ham]

Thank you so much. Jenny

[Jamaica]

Thanks for being such a sweetheart, Jenny, and translating this for us!
(I didn't ask a question. I didn't know what to ask!) - Jamaica
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"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx

[Tin-Yau]

Jenny, you are my hero today! Thank you so much for spending your precious time to translate these Q&A.

[Safran]

Many many thanks, dear translator

[yitian]

Thanks Jenny for your speedy translation, and ham for the pic. We now know how Tony looked like when he answered questions from web.

Two more pics

[Jamaica]

Awwww! Hi Tony!
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"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx

[yitian]

Tony promoting in Beijing again (Jan. 19th 2013)


















　　时光网讯 今天（1月19日）下午，电影《一代宗师》在京举办观众见面会，导演王家卫，剧本顾问张大春，影片主演梁朝伟、章子怡、张震等出席。谈及引起争议较多的“一线天”角色，章子怡透露，王家卫的四小时版本里有大量宫二和一线天的对手戏，俩人最后会在香港重逢。至于这个“章回体”的版本何时上映，王家卫自己也没有具体规划，“也许是十年。”

梁朝伟章子怡解读角色关系 四小时版一线天宫二重逢)

　　关于叶问和宫二的关系，关于一线天这个角色，关于精雕细琢的台词，关于王家卫的民国武林……《一代宗师》上映以来引起了不少讨论。在今天的见面会上，各位主创就这些疑问作答观众。“叶问”梁朝伟称，除了那场雨夜群战的戏比较受折磨外，其实《一代宗师》拍得很开心，“没觉得很辛苦。”至于戏中叶问和宫二之间的感情，梁朝伟的体会是，“他们只是武林中人惺惺相惜”。章子怡把叶问和宫二的关系理解为“红颜知己”，尽管她曾经对叶问有过“我心里有过你的”表白。
　　《一代宗师》中张震饰演的一线天虽然露面不多，但却是一个非常关键的人物。在最初剪辑的四小时版本里，一线天和宫二有很多对手戏，最后两人会在香港重逢，“在一个清蒸面馆里再度碰面，我就很酷地跟他讲，我在那边开理发店，有空过来坐。”张震称自己的这个角色“有点神秘、有爆炸力、有危险性”，一线天刚猛爆烈也正好和八极拳的内核想通。王家卫称自己原本是把《一代宗师》做成“章回体”形式，戏里每个重要人物都有一个独立的故事，但考虑到时长和观众的接受程度，最后就剪成了现在的“编年体”形式上映。四小时版本的《一代宗师》最终会以某种方式和观众见面，但目前还没有确切时间，“也许是十年”。

王家卫评三编剧“狂傲烈” 写剧本“应该把自己放开”.

　　此次见面会王家卫还邀到张大春出席，作为影片的剧本顾问，张大春在拍戏期间经常会收到王家卫的简讯“给我两句”，编剧邹静之和徐皓峰曾经也都有过类似“遭遇”，因此也就有了《一代宗师》中精雕细琢韵味十足台词。在王家卫的眼里，张大春“书看的太多了，能对民国的事情倒背如流”。他评价张大春就是“一匹野马”，一个字，“狂”，而编剧邹静之和徐浩峰则一个“傲”，一个“烈”，“他们都是性情中人”。张大春则笑称自己对王家卫有一种“相濡以沫，不能相忘于江湖的同情感”。
王家卫拍戏没剧本向来广为人知，张震对此体会颇深，据他回忆，自己拍《春光乍泄》的时候飞去布宜诺斯艾利斯和王家卫见面，王家卫只告诉他要演一个角色，然后就放了一张CD给他听，“就演这种感觉”，这就是能了解到的关于人物的一切。作为编剧的张大春则有不同体会，虽然没有剧本，但是王家卫在讨论故事的时候就已经有一个很巩固的想法，“只是他不告诉你”。对于一个已经讨论好的故事，王家卫还会从某个点去另外挖掘，而原来的故事就暂时完全抛开了，他是从“猜忌”的角度去完善故事。张大春称自己现在写一个新戏，就是学王家卫这种打毁原来结构的“拆解”写法。王家卫回应称，其实对于一个编剧来说，讲一个故事是次要的，最重要的是“应该把自己放开”。

[ham]

Thank you so much for sharing the pics. Yitian

[Jamaica]

Wow! Beautiful photographs!
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"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx

[yitian]

The Grandmaster in Singapore

[Jamaica]

Love Tony's outfit! Great sweater and shirt! Very classy!
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"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx

[yitian]

More photos from Singapore

[yitian]

Even more