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Filming love scenes is awkward for Li Nanxing
By Chew Wan Ying
You would think that filming love scenes is nothing but a piece of cake for a seasoned thespian like Li Nanxing.
That’s not really the case, the Singaporean actor revealed, when he was in town recently to promote his directorial debut The Ultimate Winner.
The film sees the 46-year-old playing a dashing gambler who is the object of affection of an attractive socialite played by MediaCorp actress Constance Song.
The ever charismatic Li, hailed as Singapore’s answer to Chow Yun Fat, sheepishly admitted that he is not comfortable filming intimate scenes in movies or drama series.
“I just can’t bring myself to do it and make it look natural. I’m the conservative kind who thinks that loving glances would suffice…” said a beaming Li.
As a result, his co-star Song ended up doing many repeated takes for a scene where she was required to hug him from behind, simply because she “didn’t dare to do it.”
Li recalled with a laugh: “I told her to just do it, saying, ‘I can’t see you from behind’. Still, when she hugged me, I went stiff for a second and my hair just stood up.”
This awkward moment aside, the first-time director won over his cast and crew with his friendly and down-to-earth demeanour in no time, according to Song.
Describing the working process as “comfortable”, she said: “Maybe because he is an actor, so he understands the pressure we face and the emotions we are going through. He’s so gentle and never lost his temper for once. He talks to us and patiently explains to us the requirements of the scenes. That helped us a lot.”
On top of directing a cast comprising Taiwanese Min Nan drama star Aaron Chen and MediaCorp artistes like Phyllis Quek and Dai Yang Tian, Li also sings the movie’s theme song, Zai Hui Shou (Looking Back Again, originally sung by Taiwanese singer Jiang Yuheng).
Published July 11 2011
By Chew Wan Ying
You would think that filming love scenes is nothing but a piece of cake for a seasoned thespian like Li Nanxing.
That’s not really the case, the Singaporean actor revealed, when he was in town recently to promote his directorial debut The Ultimate Winner.
The film sees the 46-year-old playing a dashing gambler who is the object of affection of an attractive socialite played by MediaCorp actress Constance Song.
The ever charismatic Li, hailed as Singapore’s answer to Chow Yun Fat, sheepishly admitted that he is not comfortable filming intimate scenes in movies or drama series.
“I just can’t bring myself to do it and make it look natural. I’m the conservative kind who thinks that loving glances would suffice…” said a beaming Li.
As a result, his co-star Song ended up doing many repeated takes for a scene where she was required to hug him from behind, simply because she “didn’t dare to do it.”
Li recalled with a laugh: “I told her to just do it, saying, ‘I can’t see you from behind’. Still, when she hugged me, I went stiff for a second and my hair just stood up.”
This awkward moment aside, the first-time director won over his cast and crew with his friendly and down-to-earth demeanour in no time, according to Song.
Describing the working process as “comfortable”, she said: “Maybe because he is an actor, so he understands the pressure we face and the emotions we are going through. He’s so gentle and never lost his temper for once. He talks to us and patiently explains to us the requirements of the scenes. That helped us a lot.”
On top of directing a cast comprising Taiwanese Min Nan drama star Aaron Chen and MediaCorp artistes like Phyllis Quek and Dai Yang Tian, Li also sings the movie’s theme song, Zai Hui Shou (Looking Back Again, originally sung by Taiwanese singer Jiang Yuheng).
Published July 11 2011
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