Source: E Move
No. 109
Translation
Foreword:
Chances are given to people who are ready. A 9-5 job, the street is
already bustling with activities, in the hotel, Vanness' can be heard
happily chatting away. The Vanness' in front of me, obviously has become
more muscular, his charismatic smile, complex emotions written in his
eyes, are those that is expressed naturally and compliments each other.
After F4 has 'disbanded', Vanness' is considerably swift at cutting a
name for himself in the movie scene, he said wearisomely, since the
chance has come, then it should be seized and made the most out of it.
Oh, I really agree with him. Chances are really for people who are ready
for it!
Mama's Boy Vanness Wu
This is Vanness first time, first movie, the audiences are expecting him
to perform well. Let me tell you, he really relish and played the role
very well, he even went through the pain of learning kung-fu so that the
character is more convincing.
Asking him the pressures of acting in a movie, he said he would not give
himself any pressure because he realized that once he gives himself
pressure, he seem to be not able to do anything well, relaxing himself a
bit will let him complete his task more comfortably. In this movie Star
Runner, Vanness does not think that it is the beginning for him after F4
has disbanded? this is just a job as long as he does it well it is fine.
His answer was formal-I am not satisfied; after thinking, he answered
honestly. Hong Kong is a place where I start my career, ever since I
knew I was going to star in Star Runner I have already decided. But it
does not matter if it is in Hong Kong or other country, I will
definitely do my best because I hope to be able to have a movie in USA.
This is because my family is there and I hope to spend more time with
them. After that, have you ever thought of joining Hollywood? Honestly
speaking, many Asians have been recognized in USA, but their roles are
always villians, I hope that I can play a more down to earth character.
In the movie, Vanness is portraying a boxer; does that mean you plan to
commit yourself to that type of genre of shows? He quickly answered no;
he never really thought of picking a certain genre for him to venture
in, if there is any good offer or chance he probably will accept it.
Talking about his performance in the movie, he did not rate himself
because he thinks that no matter how good he is, there is always room
for improvement, For instance, if I give myself 7 points, there is still
3 more points left to improve on, this depends on the opinion of others.
There is a rumour that F4 might be in a movie together is it true? Yes,
my company has mentioned it, but everything is still in negotiating
terms, there are still a lot of discussions to go, I'm not too sure.
On screen, Vanness loves to joke around, but in reality he can be easily
touched. I was noticing him, soon I realized that during our
conversation he always smiles, not like during the press conference
where he keeps a cool fade, even Kim who was being interviewed a few
meters away was surprised and kept stealing glances at our way, trying
to figure out what are we up to? Vanness is a guy hard on the outside,
soft on the inside.
Having seen pictures of Vanness when he was young, he used to be a fat
boy, now he has transformed into an artiste. I used to daydream a lot
when I was young, dreaming that I was a character in comics, those type
who has huge muscles! He laughed, not hiding his glee, When I was young
I was very active, always running here and there, very energetic.
Whenever I see someone perform on stage, I used to have the urge to
perform too, I think that was when I dreamt to be an artiste one day.?Do
you think you are handsome? Vanness could not surpress his laughter, me?
I dont think I am very handsome or cute! I just look like this, I am
quite plain. P/S I think he is cute, handsome, cool, charismatic etc.
even if he thinks he is not!)
Then, are you the type of guy who can be easily touched? Yes, quite
easily. When watching a silly show and there is a touching scene, tears
starts to well-up in my eyes, but I think this is a good thing! I
remember when watching The Patriot starring Mel Gibson, the story
setting was before there was war, a girl who always never uttered a word
amazingly said Daddy, don't go!? The father was so happy then. I thought
that it was a war movie, I never thought that it was going to be so
touching, I almost started crying, I kept on trying not to because I
think I am a guy and I should not cry! When I sneaked a glance at my
friends, they were crying like nobody business, aw man I should have
just cried. This time it was my turn to burst out laughing because of
Vanness? gesture and body language, trying to pretend to cry and even
having a runny nose! Asking him more in depth, do u think it is shameful
for a guy to cry? Vanness smiled, it depends on the circumstances!
Sometimes yes, sometimes I dont think so.
No matter what the topic is changed to, Vanness always manages to
mention his mother. Every time he mentioned her, he always grins, just
like a small kid. Just like his carefree personality, he manages to
express and mention his love for his mother.
With mother's care, Vanness childhood is a happy one. When I was living
with them, I used to think they were a bother, but after moving out, I
do not get to see them, I actually found myself missing them, I think
this has made us closer. Every time I go home, I would want to bring my
siblings out to play, although they are still young, but I still want to
bring them out to play. Do you spoil your mother rotten? it really spoil
my mother, love her a lot, even if she can make me go crazy, make me
very mad! {What do you mean?} the likes you to do this and that the last
minute, then you have to do this and that! Sometimes she can be a real
pain and irritating, but thinking back, if she is not like that then she
would not be my mother, that's why I really do spoil her. Because you
love your mother a lot, does this make you very depend on her? yes, I
have always been very dependent on her, but I still think she is nags a
lot and finds her irritating!?
After joining the industry, Vanness has learnt to be stronger, you have
become stronger mentally and have the courage to face your problems,
every time you encounter any problems, will you act like a small kid and
go running to his mother crying? there are things I will not tell her,
because I dont want her to worry, if I can solve it myself then I will
keep the burden to myself, but I will still take some time out to chat
with her, we talk about how life, I don't really like to talk business
with her, when talking about my brother and sister, she still needs my
help.'
Everyone also says that artistes earn a lot of money, when they earn
enough they do whatever they want, Vanness is not to be left out but his
goal is set because of his mother. ah, I need to be hard-working! One
day, I can call my mother and tell her that she does not need to work
anymore, I can take care of her. But now, she her shop is doing very
well, she loves it a lot, this shop started from scratch, from nothing
to something.
