Director Derek Yee attended a seminar of his latest movie - 2 Young, when talked about the female lead Fiona Sit recent performance in TVB drama The Academy was being criticise as not ideal, Derek pointed out that when Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau first started as newcomer, they also looked silly, whereas only Tony Leung look a star in the making. He was lower the then newcomers Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau as an encouragement to Fiona.
Earlier Derek had praise Fiona's performance in 2 Young will stand a chance to win next year's Hong Kong Films Awards' Best New Artiste as he favours Fiona, asking all to give her a chance and not to give her the death sentence with one drama. He says: "People was saying that she did poorly for the drama, I also watch it before, it gave people the feeling that it was filmed 3 years ago, it's a lot difference now, it can be said as many changes when a woman reaches 18 years old."
Derek added: "Actually TV station is like Shaolin Temple, an experience to newcomers, nobody will care about you, take a look of silly Andy Lau and Chow Yun Fat of those days when they are still shooting TV dramas, other than Tony Leung, for so many years whome had been successful for their first time? Therefore, we must give a chance to Fiona! This time, Jaycee Chan also leave a good impression to me, he wrote the songs for the movie, he reminds me of his father."
news from: Oriental Daily News, Sun News
Earlier Derek had praise Fiona's performance in 2 Young will stand a chance to win next year's Hong Kong Films Awards' Best New Artiste as he favours Fiona, asking all to give her a chance and not to give her the death sentence with one drama. He says: "People was saying that she did poorly for the drama, I also watch it before, it gave people the feeling that it was filmed 3 years ago, it's a lot difference now, it can be said as many changes when a woman reaches 18 years old."
Derek added: "Actually TV station is like Shaolin Temple, an experience to newcomers, nobody will care about you, take a look of silly Andy Lau and Chow Yun Fat of those days when they are still shooting TV dramas, other than Tony Leung, for so many years whome had been successful for their first time? Therefore, we must give a chance to Fiona! This time, Jaycee Chan also leave a good impression to me, he wrote the songs for the movie, he reminds me of his father."
news from: Oriental Daily News, Sun News
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