HEROES!

Alvin Leung, Jr

"If you can name a sandwich a hero, then I'd be a peanut butter and jelly sandwich"

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Benny Chia

"Anyone who makes Hong Kong culturally vibrant is my hero"

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Beyond

"I don't think we are heroes, We just try our best to do the music. Beyond just wanted to create something different in the Hong Kong music scene."

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Choi Keung

"In our profession, we contribute a lot to Hong Kong construction"

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Chow Yun-fat

"The mountains, waters and the forest of bamboos there fascinated me"

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Christopher Doyle

"Like Hong Kong, my nuts need, anticipate, grow, and then revel in the mess."

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Claire Hsu Man Kai

"Art needs to be a way of life and not perceived as a luxury only"

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Sir David Tang

"He's one of those rare people who cheers the world up. Life, and Hong Kong, would be much poorer without him"

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Derek Kwik

"Pain is temporary, but quitting lasts forever"

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Douglas Young

"When you see something beautiful, you really want to try it. What I do, I want others to do, too"

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Frederic Mao Chun Fai

"The making of me is very much like the making of Hong Kong"

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Jimmy Lai

"if you're someone in power, if you are in a position to really influence people, then you can't just dress up your good side and hide your bad side. You have to be exposed"

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Jill Robinson

"Karen Mok walked out on stage wearing a dress made of human hair"

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Joanne Ooi

"Hong Kong is my home."

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John Woo

"A real hero in my definition doesn't use machine guns; he can only use a pistol. In my mind, it's just not quite heroic enough to shower bullets [on your enemies] with a machine gun"

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Johnson Chang Tsong-zung

"It is the job of contemporary artists to see possibilities in any situation"

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Josephine Siao

"Josephine Siao is a movie legend in her own lifetime"

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Lee Kin-wo

"Every time we walk down the football field we're full of confidence, full of spirit. It's a place where I can express myself"

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Lee Lai Shan

"If you give me a chance, I can be at the top"

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Liu 'HS' Heung-shing

"John Needham, a scientist guru from Cambridge, had an affair with a Chinese girl and then went to China and wrote the 24 volumes of Science and Civilization of China. He played a large part in influencing how the West thinks about China. One man who has this kind of influence is my kind of hero"

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Louis Cha

"Having millions of people sharing my fantasy and imagination, this is quite fun"

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McDull

"What does the word 'hero' mean? Is it about helping people?"

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MC Yan

"Being a hero means I'm a fighter. I always try to associate my works to this direction, fighting for something, and at the moment my fight is for freedom"

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Michael Lau

"You're calling me a Hong Kong hero, what else can I do but laugh?"

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Raymond Chow

"I guess luck is always on my side: since the days of Bruce Lee, I've been able to communicate well with most of the actors. I quickly had a feeling that we could complete our missions"

Run Run Shaw

"The audience must feel upset by bad movies, and when they've seen enough [bad ones], they lose confidence in you. I'd rather burn a bad movie than release it"

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Sam Hui

"I am not a 'Cantopop god', I just feel there is too much melancholy... like many stars have passed away one after another, so I have to come back... in the hope of bringing happiness to the audience."

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SoftHard

"I enjoy the opportunity to do new things to challenge myself; Hong Kong is a great playground"

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So Wa-wai

"And as there are many different types of sports, there's always a way to let everyone participate"

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Stanley Wong Ping-pui

"To me, everyone in Hong Kong should be a hero"

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Stephen Chow

"Audiences always love kung fu. I think since Bruce Lee came to Hollywood he awoke the whole world to this cinema. For me, Bruce Lee will always be the real master"

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Uncle Ray

"I don't consider myself successful, I'm just doing my thing, you know?"

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Vivienne Tam

"I really believe in my own culture. This [Hong Kong] is where I grew up, and this is who I am"

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Willy Tsao

"Before me there were people who spent twice the amount of effort as me, but maybe did not make it work because the time was not right. It just happened that I was there in the right place, at the right time"

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Winnie Yu Tsang

"Do good, do well"

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Wong Chak

"Now we really do this for the fans. If they're happy, we're happy"

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Wong Chi-chung

"We still have a void and need the urge to fill it in. That's my passion – I have to do that."

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Wong Kar-wai

"[Hong Kong] is both my canvas and my inspiration; everything is linked to it"

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Wucius Wong

"While we seek inspiration from our rich heritage, we are still very different from most native Chinese in mainland China"

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Yip Wing Sie

"A lot people are trying to do something to arts and culture in Hong Kong"

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