Gallen Lo on Stephen Chan’s “Be My Guest”, 08/09/2008 [with Transcript]
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Host (Stephen Chan): Our guest for dinner today is Lo Ka Leung. Lo Ka Leung joined TVB nearly 20 years ago and is the first artist who won Best Actor three times. Recently he and his wife have divorced, blaming their own personalities and not any third party as the culprit. That was nearly 30 years of feelings. (Let us see) how much memories this had brought Ka Leung.
Stephen: Cheers! Welcome your return to TVB!
Gallen: Cheers.
S: Have you seen the ad, the “Lo Ka Leung returns” ad?
G: Oh, that!
S: How’s the feeling?
G: Absolutely good… Warm, and touched!
S: Really?
G: Yes
S: What’s so touching?
G: I’ve been with TVB for many years. Now because of me, TVB did such publicity (the ad), I felt very much honored.
S: We’re good to you, yes?
G: Good attention, yes.
S: So does it mean it doesn’t matter how much ATV promises, you won’t go over there?
G: Haha
S: Have they, in fact, sought you out to talk?
G: Yes, yes, we’ve talked a few times. But the truth is I have always regarded TVB as my home. See, I grew up here.
S: You have left for many years. Should have been almost five years. Now you’ve returned. Do you feel any difference working here now, or it is still hard work, just like in the past?
G: Hmm, not much difference, really. But coming back here and getting back in touch with so many good friends, for me, is feel-good time.
S: Just the past few weeks Ng (Francis Ng) criticized TVB new actors and their acting skills, frankly saying their skills are raw and amateur… Now you, even though you have left the TVB circle for a while, but when you come back and interact with the new generation of actors, it shouldn’t be totally unfamiliar since Myolie and you have cooperated before. Do you think that such criticism is unfounded, or do you share the same view?
G: First, actually, if I was one of the veterans…
S: You are, haha
G: Well, if we assume so, I think we should be inclusive, we should be sympathetic to, and be willing to accept. If you ask yourself how in the end their acting would end up being. I think we all need time. Francis and many of us all spent many years to learn the art. But then, we did benefit (learn) a lot from our seniors as well. I myself, for example, had received many pointers from Bik Jie. She mentioned that when you’re (trying to act that you are) not happy, you could sit on a bed and draw a knee up toward your chest, you know, the way your grandfather would sit…
S: She actually taught you that?
G: Yes, taught me in the back room. She said doing so would look very good (natural). [Mimosa: I'm thinking of the image of Tim half-sitting on his hotel bed with a knee drawn upward, in the adjacent room Helen (Flora Chan) was singing Amazing Grace]
S: You’re such a good student
G: It was a good suggestion, hence I listened to. My point is, good guidances are very valuable.
