Andy was at Hollywood earlier than the rest?

LONG before Jackie Chan and Jet Li ventured into Hollywood, Hong Kong star Andy Lau had had the chance, reported Sina.com.cn.

The Heavenly King revealed that he signed with a Hollywood agency in 1992.

"I was a Hollywood star earlier than Jackie Chan and Jet Li. For three years, I flew to America every three months to look at movie scripts."

Apparently, no script caught his fancy throughout the years.

"I was told very clearly that even in the next10 years, there would be no more than five scripts that are about Chinese. One of the better scripts I've seen is Year of the Dragon (1985), which starred John Lone.

"I've not signed with a Hollywood agency after that. What I'm looking for is something that I enjoy doing and hopefully, manage to impress others, instead of following the trend of going Hollywood. It's not really a big deal to go Hollywood," he concluded.

The 48-year-old, who got married to longtime girlfriend Carol Chu in 2008, revealed that his daily entertainment with wifey is watching TVB series.

"I enjoy watching Stephen Chow movies. They make me laugh," he said, adding that his favourite pastime includes going bowling with friends.

Netizens' hearts for Andy Lau and Charlene Choi

Tue, Feb 09, 2010
The Daily Chilli

EVEN after his secret marriage to Carol Chu was revealed, Andy Lau is still the perfect boyfriend material in netizens' hearts.

According to a recent Valentine's Day-related survey conducted by Yahoo Hong Kong, Lau garnered the most votes to be named The Perfect Boyfriend, followed by TVB heartthrobs Raymond Lam and Moses Chan in second and third place respectively.

Meanwhile, Charlene Choi of Twins was a favourite of guys and girls and was named The Perfect Girlfriend.

Apart from Charlene, guys also prefer singer-songwriter G.E.M and model Chrissie Chau, which closely follow Charlene in second and third place respectively. In the same category, girls think that model Angelababy (No. 2) and Taiwanese darling Ariel Lin (No. 3) make for good girlfriends, too.

Charlene was surprised by the result.

"Maybe it's because I'm no threat to other girls. And guys voted me simply because they don't want their girlfriends to be jealous," she joked and confessed to be far from a perfect girlfriend.

"I'm a workaholic and my boyfriend complained about this before. Apart from work, I enjoy being with my family and friends. Love is not my top priority. Maybe the voters chose me because of my smile."
Andy Lau and Charlene Choi are voted as the Perfect Boyfriend and Perfect Girlfriend respectively

Call it a coincidence, but the qualities she is looking for in a lover matches the image of her rumoured love interest Ronald Cheng.

"I want my boyfriend to be diligent, ambitious and talented. Looks is not so important for me, as long as he looks neat and tidy and not overly hideous."