Chungking Express Quotes

Woman in blonde wig Somehow I've become very cautious. When I put on a raincoat, I put on sunglasses too. Who knows when it will rain, or when it will turn out sunny?

Cop 663 You mustn't let yourself go. You've gained weight so fast. She may have gone but life goes on. You must stop indulging yourself. You're a real disappointment to me. You've changed so much. You can't just switch personality like this. Her walking out is no excuse. It was such a relief when I saw it crying. It may look different, but it's still true to itself. It's still an emotionally charged towel.

Cop 663 Actually she did go to California that evening. But it was the other one.

Stewardess Change of flight. Your place cancelled. Here's your key. Bye.

Cop 223 Do you... like pineapple?

Cop 663 Since she left, everything in the flat is sad. Everything needed lulling to sleep. You've lost a lot of weight, you know. You used to be so chubby. Have more confidence in yourself. You have to stop crying, you know. Where's your strength and absorbency? You're so shabby these days.

Cop 223 Somehow everything comes with an expiry date. Swordfish expires. Meat sauce expires. Even cling-film expires. Is there anything in the world which doesn't?

Cop 663 I thought we'd stay together for the long haul, flying like a jumbo jet on a full tank. But we changed course.

Cop 223 We split up on April Fool's Day. So I decided to let the joke run for a month. Every day I buy a can of pineapple with a sell-by date of May 1. May loves pineapple, and May 1 is my birthday. If May hasn't changed her mind by the time I've bought thirty cans, then our love will also expire.

Cop 223 In May's eyes, I'm no different from a can of pineapple.

Cop 663 He has great business sense. First he sold me fish and chips, then the whole thing.

Cop 223 If memories could be canned, would they also have expiry dates? If so, I hope they last for centuries.

Cop 663 Did I leave the tap running, or is the apartment getting more tearful? I always thought it would cope okay. Didn't expect it to cry so much. When people cry, they can dry their eyes with tissues. But when an apartment cries, it takes a lot to mop it up.

Cop 223 At the high point of our intimacy, we were just 0.01 cm from each other. I knew nothing about her. Six hours later, she fell in love with another man.

Cop 223 Lulu? This is Qiwu. Want to come out for a drink? You're in bed already? This early? You were asleep? Never mind. Bye. Chieko-san? Guess who? This is Qiwu. That's right. Want to come out for a drink? Your husband? When did you get married? Five years! Has it been that long? You have two kids! You're happy, that's great! Okay, never mind. Is Kong Siu-wai there? This is He Qiwu. We were classmates in grade four. You don't remember? Nothing, goodbye.

Taglines If my memory of her has an expiration date, let it be 10,000 years..

Cop 223 We're all unlucky in love sometimes. When I am, I go jogging. The body loses water when you jog, so you have none left for tears.

Woman in blonde wig Actually, really knowing someone doesn't mean anything. People change. A person may like pineapple today and something else tomorrow.