Word: actorisms
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...jarring to see Eric Tsang angry. The jovial actor, whose ubiquity in Hong Kong films?he's been in nearly 150?has made him a fixture on cable systems throughout Asia, is synonymous with lowbrow high jinks and slapstick physicality. Yet here he is, feet planted defiantly on a Kowloon street, ignoring an imprecating photographer who is losing a race with the setting sun to snap a natural-light portrait. Tsang's full-moon of a face, which is seen onscreen usually deployed in an overwrought double take or wide-eyed surprise, is now reddening as he barks in Cantonese...
...Tsang might channel Elmer Fudd onscreen, but in real life he's all business, and indeed has aspirations to become an entertainment mogul. "Every actor has to specialize to survive," Tsang, 50, says. "My specialty is looking like a cartoon character." Looney Tuning himself has paid off handsomely for the 1.6-meter-tall actor: over the past 30 years he has worked steadily and made a name for himself as one of the most reliable?and castable?actors in Asia. Lately, however, Tsang has won over critics as well as moviegoers with a more sinister turn as Sam, the triad...
...This may be a case of what's up there on the screen finally catching up with reality. Tsang is no Mafia don, but after three decades in the movie industry as an actor, director, producer and scriptwriter, the Hong Kong native has left a permanent imprint on the territory's films. In addition to those movies in which he has been in front of the camera, Tsang has also been the brains or inspiration?either directly or indirectly?behind thousands more. Hit movies in which he did not appear, such as Aces Go Places and Jan Dara as well...
...good script," he says, "I'll do it for no money." Indeed, despite his pecuniary and professional success, life for Tsang, who doesn't own a yacht or a Ferrari or a wardrobe full of Armani, is definitely not about the bling bling. "I'm already an actor, that's flashy enough," he explains. "I don't need to wear a lot of diamonds on my watch to tell other people I'm rich and successful. I think it's better if other people give you that feeling of success...
However, Blickstead points out that it “gives you an exposure that you can’t usually get as an actor,” with 40 performances, shows in Bermuda and New York City and the opportunity to perform for a total audience of 15,000 during the show?...