Lam Ching Ying 林正英 Interview

[mjnoname111]

i don't understand

[sam047955]

個女生笑得好好聽

[aKingKonga]

條女把聲好正

[itzvincentx3]

Lam Ching Ying was a good taoist master for catching vampires and ghosts but unfortunately he died of the lung cancer in 1997.

[markohu]

thanks for the traslation

[MrGemhubbyx3]

im soo lucky i am chinese or else i wouldn't able to noticee lam ching ying

i love all his movies and i have mad respect for him.

[stockvangboi]

where is the second part?

[stockvangboi]

All i can say is that, lam ching ying is the best sifu for any ghost movie. The best ever. There will never be another actor as good as him for this part.

[bayandsl]

is he really a taoist prist? or just act?

[1NX9]

Lam Ching Ying- Rest in Peace.

[bayandsl]

@1NX9 his dead now?

[1NX9]

@bayandsl

Sadly he's been dead for a number of years now bro.

Died from cancer.

[bayandsl]

@1NX9 :( i just love the fighting scenes of vampires and uses magic to stop them

R.I.P. Lam

[MrPinion6]

bruce lee's training partener for a few years.

[PacifistSkullCrusher]

Thank you for sharing this with us.

[AtwoodCooper123]

Is that a TV programme???wt is its chinese name?

[tinkmarag]

The Vampire Expert I-II. TV series from the late 90s.

[Lamsifu]

If you click on the video info on the right side, and choose "more" you can see that I uploaded the COMPLETE interview, question by question. Enjoy!

[xrey2000]

Ok for those who don't understand I'll give u guys a short summary, I'm not going to do a word to word translation just a summary. At the beginning they were talking about all the vampire movies and why Lam think they so popular, which he was saying because chinese people are very superstitious even more so then westerners so they like to see those type of movies. The most interesting was when the interviewer ask about working with Bruce Lee in the big Boss.

[xrey2000]

She ask Lam if anything interesting happen during the filming of the Big Boss and Lam recall a story when a thai stuntman who was a kick boxer broke the arm of a HK stuntman because he will not pull back his kicks. So Bruce Lee who was friends with the HK stunt crew went to the thai boxer and said if u want to fight someone fight me, but the thai boxer backed off. So she asked if he ever seen anyone challenge Bruce Lee.

[xrey2000]

Lam Said that many of the extras on film set were actually students from kung fu schools or triads members who deliberately go on set to see Bruce Lee and one of them talk too much and was beaten up by Bruce Lee. Then she ask him that after the success of Prodigal Son was there any pressure for everyone involved to do better or maintain their popular status? Lam reply that everyone just do their best in every film and don't think about popularity so there are no pressure.

[Lamsifu]

Thank you for taking the time, but if you click on the video info on the right side, and choose "more" you can see that I uploaded the COMPLETE interview, question by question. Probably it slipped your attention.

Thank you once more for your kindness.

[zomgbbqwth]

RIP uncle Lam~ haiz~ we are still watching your mr vampire series till this day~ thank you for introducing us the taoist way of fighting chinese vampires~ :D

[CNX625]

wat movie ish dis called? ish it on utube?

[roggy12345]

lams voice in his real movies are dubbed right? Cos his voice sound different compared to in his movies

[tinkmarag]

Yes, he was always dubbed. In the outtakes of The Vampire Expert you can hear him speaking though. :)

[iLikeDragon]

thanks for the video!

what is the name of the movie played here btw?

[swiv2d]

I've noticed one thing, that chinese tv shows often film fight scenes from a weird lower curved angle and i hate that it hurts my neck

[swiv2d]

can you sub thes please we'd be grateful

[ZomgL33tZors]

Read the extended info on the right

[swiv2d]

oh thanks lol

[swiv2d]

whoa i've never heard him talk before thanks for the upload, hearing about him on the HKL dvds and the audio commentaries mad me into a fan

[poolboyinla]

Lam was great in Sammo's movies....especially when he played a fag in Prodigal Son.

[MunnabhaiBluffmaster]

I thought the best fight he did was against Yuen Biao for the Magnificent Butcher, class scene

[Tyson1234567890]

no one can replace Lam Ching Ying, one of the greatest actors of all time. -_- really miss his movies

[Lamsifu]

So true. He had charisma.

[jounerytothewest1]

Lamsifu r u Lam Ching Ying Fan?

[linzhengying520]

这个就是我最想要的!!!! 采访!!!! 我还想知道更多...

[4evertruel0v3]

he past away already? btw, what is the name of the movie that were playing? i haven't watch that one yet

[eray1980]

he was one of the best, so sad he past away

[jdude05]

the interviewer is clearly a woman.

[Philiphuynh88]

Long Live Lam Ching Ying

[genesis2k]

LEGEND

[SihingAngelica]

Thanks for all the videos. I first saw Lam Ching Ying in The Prodical Son and I was amazed by his wing chun. It is a pity he didn't live to play in the Wing Chun series (2007) and Real Kung Fu. What a shame...

[Lamsifu]

You are so right!

My first Lam movie was Prodigal Son, it had a great effect on me.

[Masoukishin]

yea he died of a heart attack. I guess all that stuff is really scary even for the actors. Great actor. I like all the magic voodoo stuff he does. And i like how he used to play as jackie chan and sammo hungs stuntman

[Lamsifu]

My dear friend. Sorry but I have to correct. Lam Ching Ying died of cancer. But everything else is so true. Have a good day!

[Masoukishin]

wow sorry man dint know i heard it was a heart attack. Probably bad news paper company.

[eray1980]

really? i thought he had cancer

[justynh1]

this is fantastic ive always wanted to hear lam talk. it would be great to know what he is talking about, but im a real big fan of lam. excellent actor and screen fighter.

[Lamsifu]

Thank you for your comment! I send you the link where you can find the whole interview and the translation as well! I am happy you like it!

[Clarissamia]

I'm happy you published this interview with Lam so this way his fans can have the pleasure of hearing his real voice. Really is a treat for us all and I was so touched about Bey's generousity. :-)

[Tommy12435]

wow his real voice sound so different from the movie and show... lol I can barely regonize it.

[Lamsifu]

Tommy, all because he was ALWAYS dubbed by two dubbing actors. You could never ever hear his real voice on screen. Only in the Vampire Expert outtakes and here. Funny, eh? ;)

[Tommy12435]

Yeah Vampire Expert was an excellent Show, probally the only one that I like from ATV lol... It was really nice to see him doing those show... I liek the second one the best. Too bad he never got the chance to do the third one.

[Lamsifu]

Yes, you are right. The second series was far too much better than the first one. And it is really so sad that he could not do the next one. Poor man, he signed for the third one but had no time to start filming. :(

[chinamanrulez]

hey buddy

would u know where i can watch this series ?

any websites ?

[foongpuikuen]

another thing i like about him in films is he seems like a protective sifu to his students, although he portrays a ruthless master (sometimes)he still care for his students. hahaha

[foongpuikuen]

wow..this is my first time to listen to his real voice. wow..his voice doesn't really math his professional look. oh..he is so soft-spoken and seems like a warm person too. hahaha

[Lamsifu]

Yes, so strange it was to me too, but I got used to it and if you watch the outtakes and hear his voice there too, the whole image of Lam changes in your head, but for the better I think. He was a kind, gentle persona, remember him loving flowers, gardening and being a wonderful Dad to two little ones.

[foongpuikuen]

oh..ok and thanks for the video!

[foongpuikuen]

how much i hope i can watch this series. i will definitely buy it if i saw one. haiz..

[Lamsifu]

Before you do I should tell a few things about the special Japanese Edition... of course only if you like. ;)

[foongpuikuen]

oh really? why there is special japanese edition ?

[Lamsifu]

YES! The whole series can be bought only on vcds which are not really perfect quality ones BUT there IS a Japanese edition on DVDs. NOT the whole series but some stories and the quality is great plus it has all the outtakes and bloopers collected on a bonus track. ;)

[foongpuikuen]

how bad the vcds quality. is it watachable? hm..i hope i can watch the whole series..otherwise it will a bit awkward.hahaha. i have watched some of the series which they have cut them into dvds. and i still thing the story line is a bit odd but overall, the whole movie do have a flow.

[Lamsifu]

Of course it is watchable, but compared to the DVD it is poor. What you can see here is the DVD quality. Yes! They rearranged the storyline for the DVDs and that makes the plot weird! They did the same with both the series, Vampire Expert I and II. Get the vcds, you will enjoy it, my friend.

[puavpheej]

it would be even better if bey had the interview on video.

[Lamsifu]

Oh, yes, you are so right. Sadly it was not taped BUT photos were taken. A year ago Mr Bey promised kindly to give me a few but somehow he keeps forgetting but I never give up :))

[puavpheej]

I'm guessing you and Bey are good friends then. When you two meet next time, call him to remember the pictures. Heck with email now a day, just tell him to email it to you. Lam's fans are waiting... :)

[Lamsifu]

Well, we are not "real" friends but he appreciated the Lam site and we exchanged a few e-mails before he handled the tape over to me. He is kind and generous but has so much to do. But I promise to do my best to get those pictures from him. I will write again, well I do it over and over! :)) But he keeps forgetting. I cannot wait myself to see. You are right! Lam Sifu friends are eager to see those precious pics. ;)

[lafemdilletante]

wow! how cool is that?????

*****

[Lamsifu]

I am so sorry for answering so late. Oddly your comment was marked as spam. Cool? You mean this interview? Or the movie? The movie is just something to watch while listening to the interview. The interview IS cool, a real rarity. Lam never gave interviews, at least nothing we know about. This is the only one and it was not released due his sad and sudden death. But for his 10th Anniversary the gentleman who made it, kindly gave the tape to me. I was deeply honored and moved.

[lafemdilletante]

yes exactly

to have such a rare interview!

[Megared82]

Wow! Thank you so much. I was literally looking everywhere for whether or not Lam sifu ever done an interview. He sounds very soft spoken, nothing like I thought he'd sound. I miss him greatly, especially since I just got "Crazy Safari".

[Lamsifu]

They say he never or very very rarely gave interview. This is the only one I know and could possibly get. He never talked about his private life that I know, but he was very friendly and outspoken.

Yes, his voice surprised me, too.

I am happy you like what you hear.

[lishenyi]

WOW this is great stuff. Thanks for sharing

[Lamsifu]

Thank you! I hope you found the original version. :)