Dick Wei
"Project A" HKL Interview:
When I first started to act, it was really difficult for me. At first I thought that with a few kicks, a with a few punches, I was acting. It wasn’t so.
One needs to know how to act… For example, how to hold a
sword and swerve and chop. The fight choraographer had to hold both my
hands to do it. I had to learn slowly. To me, because I was young, and
had a drive, working under Director Hung, Sammo Hung, almost all his
films were very realistic. He required that every punch hit flesh. Very
realistic. We were filming in studio A, Jackie was filming in studio B.
When Jackie was passing our studio and saw me resting by the door, he
stuck his head in to see what we were filming. He said something to me
that left a deep impression, that I still remember. „Dick Wei, you guys
are still fighting like this?” I said, „Yes, every film is like this”.
Then he said, „Ah… you guys do that then. I’m not filming like that
anymore”. So that’s why I still remember these words. It’s because
Director Sammo Hung requires each punch to make contact. It’s very,
very realistic. While with Jackie, he requires technical expertise, his
own brand of agility and the design of the shot. That’s how he’s
different from Sammo Hung. First of all I’ll talk about „Eastern
Condors”. The whole film was filmed in the Philippines. That film was
with Yuen Biao and Joyce Godenzi. When we shot the ending, it was
rather tough on all of us. Because it was hot, and situated in an
inconvenient spot. And at that time Director Hung’s requirements were
tough. He had high expectations. We had to fight up a storm. „Eastern
Condors” was a good movie.
When I first started to act, it was really difficult for me. At first I thought that with a few kicks, a with a few punches, I was acting. It wasn’t so.
One needs to know how to act… For example, how to hold a
sword and swerve and chop. The fight choraographer had to hold both my
hands to do it. I had to learn slowly. To me, because I was young, and
had a drive, working under Director Hung, Sammo Hung, almost all his
films were very realistic. He required that every punch hit flesh. Very
realistic. We were filming in studio A, Jackie was filming in studio B.
When Jackie was passing our studio and saw me resting by the door, he
stuck his head in to see what we were filming. He said something to me
that left a deep impression, that I still remember. „Dick Wei, you guys
are still fighting like this?” I said, „Yes, every film is like this”.
Then he said, „Ah… you guys do that then. I’m not filming like that
anymore”. So that’s why I still remember these words. It’s because
Director Sammo Hung requires each punch to make contact. It’s very,
very realistic. While with Jackie, he requires technical expertise, his
own brand of agility and the design of the shot. That’s how he’s
different from Sammo Hung. First of all I’ll talk about „Eastern
Condors”. The whole film was filmed in the Philippines. That film was
with Yuen Biao and Joyce Godenzi. When we shot the ending, it was
rather tough on all of us. Because it was hot, and situated in an
inconvenient spot. And at that time Director Hung’s requirements were
tough. He had high expectations. We had to fight up a storm. „Eastern
Condors” was a good movie.