More about Chow Yun-Fat

Gregory Charles(dialect coach) on Chow Yun-Fat.

My work involved working with Chow Yun-Fat to help him get his pronunciation as clear and intelligible as possible. We did most of the ground work in Hong Kong and in Durango before filming began which was fortunate, because during filming, there was little time or energy left to do any extra work revision. During filming, my work required me to listen very carefully with my headphones to everything he said, making sure he did not drop any words and helping him to improve his pronunciation when necessary.

Mr. Chow is no slacker. By the time we began filming, his pronunciation was excellent dialog, not perfect but excellent none-the-less. Even so, work on my location was not easy. It required intense concentration to listen to every syllable of his dialog, note the areas that needed improvement, analyse areas which were within his immediate grasp or absolutely needed improvement and use the most efficient method possible to communicate the needed changes to him, all within seconds of completion of each shot. It was challenging and tiring but we did a pretty good job.

Mr. Chow’s work ethics are admirable. His dedication to his work is truly remarkable.

Within hours of confirmation of his role in the movie, he began examining and developing his character, and he spent considerable time working on his dialog. From confirmation of his role until weeks into filming, he barely slept as he considered all of the options for his character, an experience I shared last year when preparing for “They’re Playing Our Song.” He worked so hard and slept so little that he became ill just a couple of weeks into filming. But even sickness barely slowed him down. He rested for two days and went straight back to work, getting daily antibiotic injections until he was fully recovered, and regular vitamin supplement injections until filming was complete.

Original source - http://www.hoycinema.com

My comment:
"working hard, working hard..." I respect they hard work (if they really are working hard at all...but I strongly doubt)
but man, even if it's so, word "hard work" does not justify all the mindless thing they've done...especially if just one member is working hard...
I mean there is a difference between hardworking people who know what they're doing and hardworking people who don't know what they're doing(and doing it all only for money), but besides all that, DB is just NOT FOR LAM!!! DAMMIT!!!
When they'll learn...

They'll learn if they make poor earning for the movie and if it gets bad reviews, which I predict it will. All that hardwork for nothing then.

Of course, + no sequels...
But damn, I think this one is enough to drive me crazy...

If hes studying so hard, I wonder wut hes studying.

Son Goku wrote:They'll learn if they make poor earning for the movie and if it gets bad reviews, which I predict it will. All that hardwork for nothing then.

BINGO!!!! Hes just not the right guy for the roll!!!!