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13DoyoufindyourselfcompetingagainstthesamegroupofAsianactorswhenupforaroleHowdifficultisitinHollywoodtobeconsideredjustanactorinsteadofanAsianactorHowisHollywooddifferentfromworkinginSingaporeHowdidyouoriginallylandthepartasLauinSoyouhadtoreadforthepartWhatwasitlikeworkingwithChristianBaleandthelateHeathLedgerTellusaboutyourroleasSunFenginyournewfilmwithdirectorStevenSoderbergh.TheDarkKnightContagionSeptember20112millionmovieasquicklyasIwoulddoa200millionmovie.IdontthinkthatsanissuebutIamveryclearaboutthepeopleIliketoworkwithandtheworkingenvironmentIwanttobeinbecausewhenyoudoamoviethenumberofhoursyouspendonsetisverylong.Yourewaitingaroundalotinyourtrailerandyoucouldspendmonthsdoingit.Ispentthebetterpartoftheyearonand.Soyouwanttonotonlybewithtalentedpeopleobviouslybutalsonicepeople.AndIthinkluckclearlyplaysapartaswellbecauseitjusthappenedthattheyweremakingmoviesatthesametimeIwasinHollywoodwithmycareergettingmoreattentionIprobablywasabletogetrolesImightnothavegottenthefirsttimeIwasinLA.Idontthinkaboutittoomuchbecauseintermsofactingandactorsitshardanywhereintheworld.YoucangotoAsiaorEuropeandthelifeofanactorisalwaystough.Therearealwaysmoreactorsthanthereareroles.GenerallyIdonttrytofindoutwhoelseisreadingorauditioningforapart.Sometimesthefinaldecisionisveryrandommaybedependingonwhichmarkettheproducerswantaccessorhowtheactorfitsinwiththerestofthecast.Sometimesitboilsdowntosomethingassimpleandunchangeableasanactorsheight.TherearesomanyfactorsthatyoucantstartthinkingaboutwhogetswhatinthosetermsandIdonttakeanythingpersonallywhenIgotoanaudition.WhenIcompeteforaroleIjustdomybestandtherestisuptothefilmgods.Wellthebudgetsaredefinitelydifferent.andwereboth180or200millionmovies.Therearefewothercountriesorindustriesthatcansupportfilmmakingatthatlevel.BecauseofthemoneyinvolvedinHollywoodyouprobablygetthehighestlevelofexpertiseonaverylarge-scalemovieproductionwhichisaboysdreamcometrue.ForexamplewhenIwasdoingthereweredaysthatwehadasetwith700ormoreextrasallonagiganticset.ThatswhatHollywooddoesanddoesverywell.ObviouslyHollywoodhasalonghistoryofmakingmovieswhileSingaporeisveryyoungintermsoffilmmaking.Theresadifferenceintheinfrastructuretoobutthegovernmenthasbeenverysupportiveinworkingonthat.BecausetheindustryinSingaporeisstillsoyoungitisveryexcitingbecausetherearefewerrulesandlessstructureinplacewhichmeansthereslotsofroomtoplay.IwasinSingaporeatthattimevisitingmyfamilyandIreceivedaphonecallat8oclockThursdaymorningfrommymanager.HewantedtoknowifIcouldcomeinforameetingonSaturday.IaskedhimiftheycouldseemesomeothertimebecauseIwasinSingapore.Ishouldhaveknownbetterbecausewhenyouareonabigmovietheirscheduleisverytight.Whentheyhavetoseeyoutheyhavetoseeyou.TheysaidnoeitherIcamewhentheyaskedorIwouldntbeabletomeetwiththem.Ihadtogetonaplanewithin6hourstobeabletomakethemeeting.MyfamilywasverysupportivepackedmybagsandputmeontheplaneIwasintheofficeofthecastingdirectoronSaturdaymorningafterflyingfor20hoursandfeelingveryjetlagged.WithinafewweeksWarnerBrosanddirectorChrisNolanwantedtoseemorefootageofme.SixweekslaterIwascastinthemovie.IhadtobecauseatthatpointintimeIwasproducinganddirectingandnotactingsomuch.TherewasntalotofmaterialoutsideofSingaporeforthemtosee.Theexperiencewasamazing.Theywerebothverydifferentkindsofactorsbutatthesametimetheyweresimilarintheirintensitycommitmentandfocus.WorkingwiththemwasagreatjoybutalsoterrifyingbecauseIdidntwanttobetheactortodroptheballinascene.IdidntwanttomissorforgetmylinesbecausetheyweredefinitelynotgoingtomisstheirsItwasveryintense.Butattheendofthedayweknewthatwewereallworkingtowardthesamegoalofmakingthebestworkwecouldmake.IlovedworkingwithChristianandImissHeatheventhoughthetimewespentwasveryshort.Itsashamethatwearenotabletoseemoreofhiswork.SunFengisagovernmentofficialandheisthecounterparttothecharacterplayedbyMarionCotillard.WearefromtheWorldHealthOrganizationandaretryingtogettotherootofaverydestructivevirus.Ofcourseasthemovieprogressesyouseethatmycharacterismorecomplicatedthanheoriginallyappears.Ithinktherewillbesomesurprisingelementsfortheaudience.WhenIcompeteforaroleIjustdomybestandtherestisuptothefilmgods.TheDarkKnight2012DarkKnight20122012really