Hong Kong actor Edison Chen, who made headlines one year ago from the outbreak of his sex photos with various female celebrities and had laid low for a year, took on an exclusive interview for the first time after the scandal. In the interview with MediaCorp News, Chen emphasized his wish to engage in charity but avoided all questions on his passion for it and when he would return to showbiz as an actor. Having been away for a year, I'm sure the public would like to know where you have been and what you have been doing. Chen: I spend most of my time in the United States. I've also been flying around, visiting friends and learning new things. Besides being an actor, I hope I can produce and make my own film one day. Moviemaking is meaningful to me; it is an avenue for me to express my thoughts. I hope to achieve this in 2009 or 2010. Will you cast yourself in the films you make? Chen: Frankly speaking, I have never thought of returning to the camera front. I think I'm not ready for that. I hope I can do more businesses and charity work. Which areas are you not ready for? Why? Chen: Why? I've really never thought about it; I've been trying to find my true self in the past one year? Who is the real Edison Chen? What is most important to Edison Chen? Chen: I've been searching my soul in the past year. In fact I had been busy everyday in the past, without any time for myself. In the past one year, I've a lot of time to think about my future: what next? I think everyone has setbacks; I hope to find my own directions and learn from mistakes. Hopefully there will be a day when I can pick myself up from where I fell. Can we say that at the time being, you have no intentions of returning to showbiz as a celebrity or an actor? Chen: I'm still considering. Have you started doing the charity work you mentioned or are you still planning for it? Chen: I've started a fair bit with my own product brand. We've done some events in Hong Kong and also donated clothes during the Sichuan Quake last year. In fact, the money that I'm earning in Singapore this time round will be donated to a foundation. The entire sum will be given to a charity foundation. For the rest of the year, I will also be donating all my income to a charity foundation but have not decided which. From what we understand, you have two major directions for your future now: 1. to make money from movies; 2. to do your bit for charity? Chen: How should I put it? I have my own brand of apparel, my own shop, my own media company. I hope to earn money from these avenues; having food for everyday is sufficient for me now. In the past I hoped to have a big house and a fantastic sports car. But over the past year, I've found what truly matters to me: my family, friends, girlfriend and love. I've been very self-centered in the past when I was in showbiz, always thinking of my next move. Hopefully in future, there'll be more room for others in my life. You mentioned you have met many setbacks in the last 28 years of your life. Do you think you have been misunderstood at any point of time? Chen: I believe everyone has been misunderstood in life. In the past year, I have been thinking about what I've done wrong and which areas could I have done better. Most importantly, youths can see me as an example; I hope to be a good role model by being selfless and focus on charity work. Albums and movies may be important, but there are other things which are in greater need for my attention. I hope to be a role model to my fans and influence them to engage in charity; look at what I've achieved instead of just listening to my music. A music album may be something for the future instead. Source
I just feel bad for the girls involved... he can develop his 'career' in North America however the girls in HK are not so luck. One of them are trying to develop in HK, one of them is hiding at home with her kid and the other are not around anymore...
