Tony Leung English Interview in the U.S.

[@zammich3649]

crazy how this interview was about 15 years ago. he was gorgeous then and is gorgeous now, and more than that, he is extremely intelligent and a profoundly skilled actor.

[@DG-gx4sg]

He aged like fine wine

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Glad more and more are getting to know Tony. He is truly a gem!

[@catch-2259]

He couldn't afford to go to high school and quit school at age 15. It was only after he became an actor that he had the money to hire tutors and take private classes. So make the best of it if you are able to attend high schools and colleges!

[@bibi-we4lg]

It's older than that. This was an interview to promete the movie 2046, which was released in 2004. 18 years ago.

[@thedarkfrost2351]

Gay

[@sebastian6845]

I like how calm and patient the interviewer is with Tony. I think matching Tony's energy made him more comfortable

[@Goononymous]

I grew up in Hong Kong and I've never watched Tony Leung speaking in English. His fluency and pronunciation are really good!!! He dropped out from school after completing his junior high school and he must have dedicated loads of effort to learn the language!

[@echu4922]

hello , mr leung did not need to win in cannes - his time was for there - when mr john wu carried mr chow out that was meant as the kung fu moved on to gun fights. his roles was to tell local small for outside. he is his muse to tell their lives. his direction is small stories - wished the word 'player' of his character was not used. elle for ferry late

[@vbboyv]

Most Hong Kong people speak English, remember HK was a colony of the British.

[@vivienl525]

His voice is so different when he speaks in English. It's nice. Almost soothing.

[@jerukmanies]

True.. I thought the same way too. His voice seems deeper whenever he speaks english. But no matter what languages he speaks, tony leung always steals attention 😊

[@zeus6662]

Tony has never studied outside of Hong Kong. In fact, he didn't even have a chance to go to college. He takes learning seriously. He spent time and effort to learn Chinese history and the English language. This is what you get when you study hard,

[@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

Amen, totally agree. However, studying hard alone does not guarantee opportunities and success in life.

[@fw5581]

Studying hard is one of the contributing factors for being successful

[@kismetau]

Tony grew up in HK when it was still a British colony and the official languages were Cantonese and English so he never learnt Mandarin in school.

[@hanoimenace]

English is Hongkong’s 2nd official language.

[@ehislqwezad316]

Never Chinese history

[@Vcescyoga]

As a hongkonger, I can say he was not nervous in that video, he is just an introvert person in real life and he was just being himself

[@hahowping6894]

Vcescyoga I totally agree what you’re said.

[@armydreamers2256]

He is bit shy when he is not on acting.

[@TheTraveler2222]

Whats a "Hong Konger"? Hong kong Chinese you mean?

[@canison1024]

TheTraveler Yes, I am confused by his/her English ....

[@kinsonchin]

@@TheTraveler2222 born in Hong kong.. called Hong konger... What's so difficult to understand?

[@jennkim9883]

He’s way older than my dad but hes so hot im crying

[@LyndaTomTang]

Haha, i spat out my tea Lol :)

[@LyndaTomTang]

New film comin out soon.

[@loot6]

Lol this is 13 years ago, he's only 45 here.

[@macrick]

Jesus, get a bf. He's pushing 60 now

[@chibba]

Wtf how old is you and your dad

[@glamuraiteam9851]

so grateful he decided to join shang chi! We needed much of his soulfulness and emotions , not just an action film

[@jacquiwarr9035]

He is soo cute!! It is so interesting to hear actors that I normally only hear in Chinese do English interviews. Thanks for the upload.

[@nokturn882]

Now ask an American actor speak Chinese in an interview. Lol but honestly I didn’t know he spoke English this well. In most of his movies where he spoke English. He had a very strong accent. But now I realized that it was part of his acting.

[@bigfatdick5000]

Tony seems to be an actor with alot of depth and carries himself very well.

[@gazebo46]

He's very low key and intelligent! And wow! His english is very good!

[@glassheart4121]

Who else is here after watching Shang Chi and falling in love with him 😍

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

I have loved him since the 80s…

[@amuroray9115]

@@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj nice

[@buzzardbeatniks]

I fell in love with him in 2001 after watching Chungking Express (1994) Have seen only about half a dozen of his films but they've all been great, seeing him again in Shang Chi has just re-egnited my love and I'm now determined to go back and watch more of his old films.

[@alfn72]

He’s voice is so soothing OMG..

[@nojustno8468]

His english is very good. I heard Tony is very introverted in real life. Very low key person. He and Chow Yun Fat are pretty humble people. I really like Chow alot too.

[@koizumi19691]

He has a killer eyes.

[@FriedEggsWithChips]

Killer eyes... or a killer's eyes?!

[@lancescott6513]

yeah he looks a little crazy in real life

Hoenslty I don't find his eyes appealing or sexy

[@712-v5d]

@ you should see him when he was young

[@2phalanges]

he is a good actor

[@Kjleed13]

He’s been around for decades and only just now Stared in an American Film.

[@TV-jl8oe]

he is one of the best Chinese movie stars we Koreans love...........On this interview, I like the way he speaks softly and sincerely. A Charming man.

[@saidmiranda1989]

One of the best actors in recent times.

[@ballroomrocker]

his english is excellent!never knew he speaks such good english!!amazing!!

[@yk1393]

He is such a calm person. I admire that a lot from him.

[@ЗаманМухамбетов]

Who’s here after seeing Shang-Chi?

[@assoverteakettle]

I'm here because of Hard-Boiled!

[@arxsyn]

He's so adorable. Definitely my favorite Asian actor. I would love to see him in a mainstream Hollywood film. I mean just look at him! And the accolades he had been given for his acting!

[@Vytel]

U got what u wished for 7 years later hahahaha

[@ddonlee]

@@Vytel Tony Leung was outstanding in Shangchi ten rings. His screen presence is is amazing. I think he improvised his voice for the role of wengwu.

[@modmohds6703]

Your dream has come true. He’s in a mainstream Hollywood movie, Shang-Chi.

[@ophelie.gabriella]

He made it !!!

[@arxsyn]

@@ophelie.gabriella yes he did! Saw the film yesterday!!

[@jennifermew8386]

His performance in Infernal Affairs is so touching.

[@afriend9428]

*THE BEST*

[@thammyvo8559]

I agree

[@islandhorses..]

THE BEST

[@보쿠링]

His voice is just a heaven. Imagine an asmr video with tony's voice...

[@stackerliew]

Nochu Comethru He is also a good singer.

[@theleanbusinessman5431]

That would be dope

[@SANEDICTPYT]

He’s got the most soulful of eyes. Literally couldn’t take my eyes off of him during his scenes in his films.

[@tovopro]

I've always known about this man as a kid, as my parents use to watch him in HK Cinema. But now, the more research I do on him, the more intrigued and impressed I am of this man!

[@amanekaneshiro9816]

Oh my God ,he speaks English well and he is very charismatic! I grew up in Hong Kong and its the first time i hear Tony speak English. It's very intriguing. He expresses himself with ease.

[@mo4050]

I like his way of speaking, it's so gentle and soft 💕

[@GoogleUser-fh8ek]

His English is sooooo good and he has very little Cantonese accent. AMAZING!

[@jane38038]

OMG...Tong speaks very good English.

[@matsiesmith2425]

How could anyone refuse him! Those eyes and that smile!

[@nnn2184]

Tony Leong Definitely Make Asian Proud. Not only he Is A Super Good Actor , He Is Humble and Down to Earth Person. We Can See He is So Relax When answering questions. And On Top Of that , He Can Speak Very Well English. Salute him.👍👍👍

[@2jagoan]

One of my fav actor :)

[@jacquelinelam3022]

Tony Leung hired personal tutor for English learning. He said in an interview that Cheung Kok Wing told him he had to master English as he might need to spead English in future for promoting his fiim when they attend "Canne " for the movie "Happy together".

[@ernaherlina8014]

He was so good in "Infernal Affairs" that even Leonardo Dicaprio's rendition for his character in "The Departed" fell flat compared to Tony's acting

[@wf645]

There is NO way Dicaprio can hold a candle to Tony ...

[@weiwei7556]

Of course no comparison

[@xjzhou8741]

“Infernal Affair” is a far superior movie in every respect versus “The Departed”.

[@chilamtvb]

His voice is so soft but such strong words that he say every time he smiles I die a lil inside

[@uonghoang4915]

Love the way he talk in English, so calm and gentle, just like his personality.

[@amyamyamylin]

he was amazing in lust, caution. i would never expect him to have a British accent. he captures my heart.

[@boayoon8715]

His English is better than I thought. Deserved to be in Hollywood.

[@tylerdordon99]

He's better off in HK. Hollywood always ruins guys like him. Look at what they did to Chow Yun Fat who is an even bigger star or what roles they're giving to Mads Mikkelsen? Absolute disgrace. Hollywood always treats foreign stars like shit.

[@boayoon8715]

@@tylerdordon99 true very true but I’m sure he would of loved to have tried.

[@MyBetterHalf_7]

i love his smile

[@cherrybarfungpa9309]

A lovely grounded interview. handsome and soft spoken

[@alexajna]

For some reasons this guy reminds me of Keanu Reeves.

[@santiagojiujitsu2]

May be because Reeves is mixed race, part Chinese

[@michaellokhinfok5638]

I have the exact same feeling!..know about him for very long time but never felt this way until this videos

[@matsiesmith2425]

Moustachio'd Hardcorechu Except this guy can act and has a personality!

[@iishyxvietxboyii1]

Keanu Reeves is half the actor of Tony.

[@andissuely]

Yea they’re both have experience tragic and used acting as a way of escape

[@iray1]

Tony Leung!! this guy is timeless!! I can't recall a sucky movie from him, all I've seen were awesome! I am a little annoyed that the interviewer didn't know anything about the movie. If he was interviewing Samuel L. Jackson, there'd be a screaming fit.

[@apratimbordoloi4056]

Who's here after watching the Shang Chi trailer???

[@raquelsalesdias4530]

Yes

[@chikinniechi1928]

He’s the best Hong Kong actor

[@MrTchow0214]

He’s one of the legend in Hong Kong movies history

[@Cal316326]

Here because of youtube algorithm.(maybe due to the trailer haha) Not really surprised his english is gd as hk is english educated but suprised that his accent is quite native.

[@tylerdordon99]

He'll be wasted like Hollywood always does with foreign stars.

[@sgtoca]

his command of English is brilliant! I've loved his movies since I was a young kid!

[@DippinSauc]

Best actor that ever comes out of Hong Kong. Love his works

[@zeheero]

Who is here because of the Shang Chi Trailer?

[@shortandstuff]

Tony Leung, one of my favorite actors. By far one of the best actors in the world.

[@vm23456]

owwwwwwwww, my fav HK actor... i was a crazy fan of Police Cadet series..

[@moodyblues1273]

Me too. I have been a fan of Tony Leung since his Police Cadet days. That was years ago.

[@vm23456]

@@moodyblues1273 yes Saras.. schooling time.. he was really cute and cool. i still remember the cast of police cadet..

[@Marcus-ty3pi]

13 years later and he still looks the same =.=

[@stettan1754]

Holy cow...his voice is low pitch in English and high in Cantonese.

[@gordonliu3972]

He's so humble in this interview. I'm not fooled. He's one of the greatest of all time.

[@deblinasarkar9006]

He is such a gentle man. So calm and contained. He is so charismatic in movies.. I have seen very few people with this kind of prodigy as well as demeanor.

[@milesfolley6840]

Just saw his work in "Lust, Caution." Beautiful subtlety, was simply being in the moment. Amazing actor. GREAT movie. Whew.

[@hamidachan7392]

Makes. Fabulous films.❤️💜🌌🌄😻🇬🇧 watching in lockdown England.1st Feb.2021.Thank you for sharing.

[@Edison720]

Tony Leung in Shang Chi :"becareful how you speak to me boy"

[@Godzilla52]

Well he's from Hong Kong, it was a British colony until 1997 so it's not surprising theirs a tad of british in the accent .

[@ricky132518]

a really simple and flurent english speaking...i like this...

[@iscream2232]

Wow I've never heard him speak English before. I've loved his films since I was a kid

[@trabador0376]

A fave actor of mine

[@flyingzone356]

Considering the fact that he only graduated from secondary school, his English, though imperfect and slightly accented, is indeed very good. That says a lot about his intelligence and also the generally higher level of English of Hongkongers of his generation. The Mainlandization of Hong Kong has eroded every good and commendable aspect of pre-1997 Hong Kong. Today, it's even worse.

[@quattrobajeena8623]

Sooner or later HK cinema will die alonsgide everything we loved about it (esp pre-1997). It's disturbing.

[@pipipiarkite8950]

Lmao??? Don’t romanticize colonialism. Hong Kongs current problems are inherited from the sheer nature of being a colony- nations suffer generational trauma from that sort of governance. Hong Kong is fine.

[@ddonlee]

Tony was totally outstanding in Shangchi. Tony is truly asia's icon of cinema

[@quattrobajeena8623]

@@pipipiarkite8950 It's not about romanticizing conlonialism but it's about the freedoms in Hong Kong that will be eventually lost due to CCP's control. The fact that even people who make children's books could get arrested by the police because the police was offended by a children's book is already one of the telltale signs of that. There is also the fact that current Mainland movies reek of CCP propaganda. Imagine that getting into Hong Kong cinema in the years to come. When HK movies are already heavily censored and reek of CCP propaganda. That's what I meant about the things that I appreciated about it.

[@carmelia1518]

@@quattrobajeena8623 true, watching some mainland productions…too much dubbng

[@Gahlahad431]

I have been watching Mrs. Leung's filmography in my childhood since my dad introduced me to Chinese action and kung fu films. Now since the Shang Chi trailer just released, I had never suspected that he was very fluent in English and this interview proved otherwise. He will be great as the Mandarin :)

[@bucci9938]

His voice sounded so different in English. It is sooo soothing!! Very good english too.

[@sephaniethen6110]

I really have big surprises on his English...even with his smile coz he had been long time in any photo taken In publicity without any big smile as in this interview. Overwhelming with him

[@cazat]

Wow, KZbin algorithm brings me to a video from 13 years ago?! Just wow...

[@theobuniel9643]

Shang-Chi, that's why.

[@jethron5000]

THE MANDARIN

[@hamaostore2663]

Love him, his eyes and personality are amazing

[@jackmack8133]

He was brilliant in ShangChi.

[@maggietu4859]

So cute his English is really good.

[@peterlewis6324]

Tony is an international treasury.

[@kev201014all]

He is in all my classic movie. Very good actor!

[@ninawang5457]

He's sooooo cute such nice voice

[@jackblack4654]

THE MANDARIN!! PERFECT CASTING

[@zapphe]

I'm surprised that he actually speaks very good English. His accent was quite good for someone who actually does not live overseas. He speaks heaps better than some of the Asians who live abroad.

[@vasvas8914]

What a beautiful and intelligent man.

[@luxmeeet]

Such lovely eyes

[@LL4love]

A greatest actor is a simplest personality

[@hoangquocgiap3485]

He is so handsome , cute , and I admire his listening skills .

[@dleung4623]

I think it seems like the people who grew up in HK while it was under the British crown speaks better english than youngsters now, even if people now probably throw a lot more effort into their education (this is totally not a political opinion btw, its just something that i seemed to have observed) A lot of celebrities who are even older than Tony Leung know perfect english while a lot of young celebs now(unless brought up overseas) lack verbal communication skills.

[@mayeeching7046]

nah I don't think so(at least from my experience).....

[@ParkZ0028]

D Leung Not lack verbal communication skills, lack English

[@MusicFanatic831]

I see your point, but if you want to judge people's foreign language skills, I would start with this interviewer. Tony "Li-yang"? "Cans" festival? Mr. "Cho" mo-wan?

[@bigfatdick5000]

Tony is known to be a very well read individual and an actor with great depth. Even during his private times he never ceases to further educate himself.

[@totalishnc]

I had never heard of Tony before shang chi but after seeing the movie I am obsessed with him

[@parasstone8414]

Who is here after Shang chi

[@blwk6839]

didnt know he cld speak english so well...

[@canman5060]

He may have studied abroad for a very long time.

[@helenc1811]

He didnt have chance to study overseas, coz he dropped out from high school at 15 and joined TVB when he was 20. Think he has been working very hard to pursuit his knowledge in every ways. He said he loves to read different kinds of book in one of his interviews~

[@ltz888]

BLWK and with a more British accent too! So many people learn American English but love hearing someone who learnt from British English. :D

[@themonsterbrat]

ltz888 It's likely because Hong Kong was under British rule

[@HushedHermit]

I’ve been watching his movies for years, it was very strange to hear him speaking fluent English with an English accent.

[@strathnaver8]

he is so, so handsome

[@kassiyetabdukadyrova6041]

When he said very happy together...

[@TheCMnews]

Welcome to the MCU Tony! Fuck some shit up!

[@BowlofIndoMee]

Who's here for MCU? Tony Leung!!

[@DarkCreed]

I AM THE MANDARIN!!

[@at612]

Didnt know he spoke English so well. I followed him since a kid

[@Tommyttm]

🤩🤩🤩

[@varshakaul9587]

yes.. hes so handsome

[@varshakaul9587]

in all roles he looks so hot..and especially in this interview

[@ceciliasyd]

impressive ~~ fluent english n very "natual" .. like his talking with a friend .. n very charming ! !!

[@methogonzo]

oh my god he speaks such good english!!! and hes so cute..

[@thetylife]

I've been watching him since 84' ,and I too never knew his English was so good.He can hire a good teacher with his money I suppose.He is courted by Hollywood but he doesn't wanna sell out and do degrading roles I read.Good for him!

[@redsn0wflakes]

He's such an amazing actor and I love the hint of a British accent. ^^ I remember watching him in old TVB period dramas. Anyone else find his smile charming?

[@pathdestroyer]

one of my fav actors...his expression changes like he is a shape shifter or something...absolutely brilliant actor.

[@abirhasaneka6298]

he looks a bit nervous and of course adorable. hahaha

[@minhnhat1959]

Never would have thought the Mandarin would be this shy :D

[@nueah]

His fluency is amazing! What an amazing capture of this period and his works.

[@thinhamautechtrinh1207]

He is the second HongKong actor I admire after Chow Yun Fat .

[@anthonywongkl7979]

Good english

[@4freshflower]

I find him so attractive. He really melts me with his dreamy eyes. I sound like a teenager but I am in my 40's. He is my favorite male actor.

[@twoscoop4932]

when he described his character as a woman predator i knew then he's a woman respecter

[@1980Smilehullet]

Wow, iam still amazed that he speaks so fluently english. He is my most favorite actor from the golden era in Tvb. Love you Tony❤️