Tony Leung Chiu Wai

"Love is all a matter of timing. It's not good meeting the right person too soon or too late. If I'd lived in another time or place... my story might have had a very different ending."

"I once fell in love with someone. I couldn't stop wondering if she loved me back. I found an android which looked just like her. I hoped she would give me the answer."

"Everyone who goes to 2046 has the same intention, they want to recapture lost memories. Because in 2046 nothing ever changes. But, nobody knows if that is true or not because no-one has ever come back."

"Take care. Maybe one day you'll escape your past. If you do, look for me."

"In love you can't bring on a substitute."

"When the Peony blooms, she stands tall. Does she mean no or yes?"

Bai Ling: "I don't get it. Were does all that fun get you? If you find the right person, why waste time on the others?"
Chow Mo Wan: "If I find the right person? A man like me has nothing much except free time. That's why I need company."
Bai Ling: "So people are just time fillers to you?"
Chow Mo Wan: "I wouldn't say that. Other people can borrow my time to."
Bai Ling: "And tonight? Are you borrowing me, or am I borrowing you?"
Chow Mo Wan: "No difference. Maybe I borrowed you earlier, now you're borrowing me."
Bai Ling: "Ridiculous."

"Do you remember you asked me if there was anything I wouldn't lend? I've given it a lot of thought and now I know there is one thing I'll never lend to anyone."