In a means, his character’s rise to energy within the Nineteen Eighties mirrored Leung’s in the identical period. Did he suppose he would develop into the famous person he’s at this time again within the days of huge shoulder pads?
“No, I didn’t,” he mentioned. “At the moment, I simply actually favored appearing. It’s the factor that has by no means modified for me. I nonetheless love appearing. It’s a very enjoyable factor to me. Each time I carry out, I get to expertise various things and a distinct sort of life. With different jobs, you might be doing the identical factor time and again. For actors, it’s completely different every time and also you get to discover completely different worlds.”
What was the 80s like for him? “I simply entered showbiz,” he mentioned with smile. “I keep in mind being within the artiste coaching course. It makes me consider Hong Kong at the moment. The 80s was the busiest interval of my life. I’d journey to Singapore rather a lot then. I began coming right here and round Asia rather a lot. At the moment, most of Asia watched Hongkong dramas so I had lots of probabilities to journey to many locations.”
Leung mentioned he nonetheless visits Singapore typically – he was noticed at Gardens by the Bay in February – and his affinity for our sunny island began again within the 80s.
“I’ve mates right here,” he mentioned. “I used to come back right here rather a lot for work, for performances. I miss the lifestyle then, just like the roadside stalls, the native delicacies. I used to go to the parks typically, just like the Chicken Park however that has already moved.”
Wait, how did he even know that? How would Tony Leung, one of many world’s greatest stars, know that our humble Chicken Park is not in Jurong, we requested.
“I used to be right here lately and I like going to parks. Whichever nation I go to, I’ll go stroll across the parks. So once I received right here, they informed me that it moved. That’s how I do know,” he mentioned, including that he hasn’t been to the brand new one.