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"It
is like a dream come true," Leung told Reuters TV.
Leung gained international recognition for his roles in movies
made by Wong Kar-wai, such as "In the Mood for Love", which came
out in 2000, and "2046", which hit the screens four years later.
He also appeared in a trio of movies that won the top Golden
Lion award at the Venice Film Festival -- "A City of Sadness"
(1989), "Cyclo" (1995) and "Lust, Caution" (2007), directed by
Ang Lee, who handed him his award on Saturday.
Talking to reporters ahead of the ceremony, the 61-year-old
Leung said acting had helped him become less shy. "I used to
suppress all the feelings inside. I didn't show all my feelings
in front of others," he said.
He also discussed his upcoming work, including the Hong Kong
crime thriller, "The Goldfinger", which opens at the end of the
year and will reunite him with Andy Lau, his co-star from the
2002 hit "Infernal Affairs".
On that occasion, Leung played the hero, while Lau was the
baddie. This time their roles are reversed. "I think it's very
challenging to me to play the bad guy," he told reporters.
In another major challenge, Leung said he was about to make his
first European film, "Silent Friend", directed by Hungary's
Ildikó Enyedi.
"I plan to spend like eight months (preparing for it) because
I'm playing a neuroscientist. I have no idea about what
neuroscience is. So I have to read a lot of books and I have to
do a lot of university hopping," he said.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala and Crispian Balmer; Editing by Ros
Russell)
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