Tsai Ming-liang - In my films, I like to use the same actors again and again, so I know them

In my films, I like to use the same actors again and again, so I know them really well and can bring their unique personalities into the process. However, as a director, I have strict control over the way they express their personalities. I don't want them to go beyond what I need from them, but I also don't want them to underplay. So I modulate their performances very closely, within a certain range of expression.

- Tsai Ming-liang

topic: Unique, Personality, Film