In the Mood for Love (2000)
Tony Leung Chiu-wai: Chow Mo-wan
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Quotes
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Chow Mo-wan : In the old days, if someone had a secret they didn't want to share... you know what they did?
Ah Ping : Have no idea.
Chow Mo-wan : They went up a mountain, found a tree, carved a hole in it, and whispered the secret into the hole. Then they covered it with mud. And leave the secret there forever.
Ah Ping : What a pain! I'd just go to get laid.
Chow Mo-wan : Not everyone's like you.
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Su Li-zhen Chan : I didn't think you'd fall in love with me.
Chow Mo-wan : I didn't either. I was only curious to know how it started. Now I know. Feelings can creep up just like that. I thought I was in control.
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Chow Mo-wan : That handbag I saw you with this evening... Where did you buy it?
Su Li-zhen Chan : Why do you ask?
Chow Mo-wan : It looked so elegant. I want to get one for my wife.
Su Li-zhen Chan : Mr. Chow, you're so good to your wife!
Chow Mo-wan : Not really! My wife is so fussy. Her birthday is some days away. I don't know what to get her. Could you buy one for me to give her?
Su Li-zhen Chan : Maybe she wouldn't want one just exactly the same.
Chow Mo-wan : You're right, I didn't think of that.
Su Li-zhen Chan : A woman would mind.
Chow Mo-wan : Yes, especially since we're neighbors. Do they come in other colors?
Su Li-zhen Chan : I'd have to ask my husband.
Chow Mo-wan : Why?
Su Li-zhen Chan : He bought it for me on a business trip abroad. They aren't on sale here.
Chow Mo-wan : Then never mind.
Su Li-zhen Chan : Actually... I want to ask you something too. Where did you buy your tie?
Chow Mo-wan : I don't know where it came from. My wife buys all my ties.
Su Li-zhen Chan : Really?
Chow Mo-wan : She bought this one on a business trip abroad. It's not on sale here.
Su Li-zhen Chan : What a coincidence!
Chow Mo-wan : Yes.
Su Li-zhen Chan : Actually... My husband has one just like it. He said it was a gift from his boss. So he wears it every day.
Chow Mo-wan : And my wife has a bag just like yours.
Su Li-zhen Chan : I know, I've seen it.
Chow Mo-wan : What are you getting at, actually?
Su Li-zhen Chan : I thought I was the only one who knew.
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Su Li-zhen Chan : Why did you call me at the office today?
Chow Mo-wan : I had nothing to do. I wanted to hear your voice.
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Chow Mo-wan : It's me. If there's an extra ticket... would you go with me?
Su Li-zhen Chan : It's me. If there's an extra ticket... would you go with me?
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Receptionist at 'Singapore Daily' : [picks up phone] Hello, Singapore Daily.
[into phone]
Receptionist at 'Singapore Daily' : Hold on.
[turns to room]
Receptionist at 'Singapore Daily' : Mr. Chow, call for you.
Chow Mo-wan : [hurriedly arrives to pick up phone] Thanks!
[into phone]
Chow Mo-wan : Hello?
Chow Mo-wan : [into phone] Hello?
[cuts to Mrs. Chan holding phone, she remains silent]
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Chow Mo-wan : I have a chapter to finish.
Su Li-zhen Chan : Where have you got to?
Chow Mo-wan : The drunken master just showed up.
Su Li-zhen Chan : When did he get written in?
Chow Mo-wan : Just now!
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Su Li-zhen Chan : Am I hopeless?
Chow Mo-wan : Not really.
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Chow Mo-wan : I sometimes wonder what I'd be if I hadn't married. Have you ever thought of that?
Su Li-zhen Chan : Maybe happier.
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Chow Mo-wan : I thought we wouldn't be like them. But I was wrong.
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Ah Ping : I bet everything I had. And lost my shirt!
Chow Mo-wan : What did you expect?
Ah Ping : I thought it was my lucky day. Anyhow, I had only $2 left. So I went to the whorehouse.
Chow Mo-wan : You were in no shape for sex!
Ah Ping : I thought it would improve my luck.
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Chow Mo-wan : I wasn't born to write martial arts stories.
