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I came to Hong Kong when I was five, but we didn't have any relatives in Hong Kong. My mom is a big movie fan, and she watched all kinds of movies, so when I was a kid, basically, we went to watch a movie every day.

— Wong Kar-wai

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

We watched a lot of Hong Kong action movies in my house when I was growing up.

— Benedict Wong

When I lived in Hong Kong, I felt that Hong Kong is my family.

— Jet Li

There are many kinds of movies in Hong Kong. Some are commercial and others are more artistic.

— Andy Lau

I was born in Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong the year I was five.

— Wong Kar-wai

My family was never cultural in that we never went to see plays, my mum wasn't very into films.

— Gemma Arterton

English is my second language, but in Hong Kong, they don't know that I'm from China. They think I'm from Hollywood because all the films they see are from here. China and Hong Kong are very different places, but they're starting to merge. Still the culture is very different.

— Bai Ling

When I went to Hong Kong, I knew at once I wanted to write a story set there.

— Paul Theroux

My career in the movie business began in Hong Kong, my heart has always been tied to Asia, and it is immensely gratifying to see international recognition for Asian cinema as a whole.

— Michelle Yeoh

At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.

— Martin Yan

✗Opposing Perspectives

My mother has a very big family in Shanghai, so I have, like, almost 40 cousins, so we stayed together all the time. So by the time I get to Hong Kong, I become the only child and the only one surrounded by adults, you know.

— Wong Kar-wai