Mock Interview with Karen Mok

梁云繻  華曼菁

Welcome to 悶鍋蛋白質, I』m Patty Ho.  Today, our guest is a very talented entertainer who has a variety of talents, including movie acting and stage performances, and she is also an excellent popular singer.  Moreover, she is famous for her involvement with another super star.  Now, let』s introduce top you the long legged chic, Karen Mok~~~

 

Patty Ho: Hi, welcome.  I』m curious about why you are always considered to be a Chinese girl with a Western style.  I mean, it reflects on your thoughts and behavior.  What do you think about that?  Does it have something to do with your family education?

Karen: Well, I guess so.  I did receive Western education since senior high, but my family, especially my mother, emphasizes the importance of discipline when it comes to us the children.  My brother and I have been taught to respect the elders and be polite at all times.

P: OH, THAT』S SURPRISING!  I see…and could you talk more about your education?

K: Yes~ I decided to go to Italy during my senior high years, and then I went to a British university to study Italian literature. 

P: Wow~ you majored in Italian literature!  It』s hard for me to picture this sexy gal in front of me as once a little girl who wore glasses and studied literature!

K: HaHa

P: So, how come you became a popular singer and an actress?  Did your family approve of your entering the entertainment business?

K: My brother is an accomplished doctor.  So my family did not go against the idea of me entering show business.  They support their children』s decision to do things.  They really gave me a lot of freedom to do the things that I wanted to do.

P: And Karen, as I know, you did not intend to sing pop songs at first, right?

K: Actually, I wanted to sing musicals when I started.  I took training programs in classical vocal music.  HaHa, and I even went to the audition for 「Miss Saigon (西貢小姐).」  Several people were chosen, including me.  But we had to wait until the appointed singer for Miss Saigon quit.  I thought it was too long to wait, so I let the chance go finally.

P: But you are actually born to sing~~~Let』s take a look at Karen』s recent Shanghai concert video clips. (演唱會VCR)

P: Wow, who else dare to hold the concert after seeing yours!  You are so talented!  There are too many things you can do!!!

K: Thank you~ I am just interested in all kinds of performances and would like to give it a try.

P: And Karen, we all know that you are not only good at singing, but also acting.  The movies you produced alongside Stephen Chow are well-received and remembered by all the audience.  And the audiences all take delight in talking about how ugly you were in the film 「The God of Cookery.」  As a female artist, do you think it』s worth the sacrifice?  To dressed up and be made up like a clown?  Do you think it is really a sacrifice?

K: No, not at all.  And I enjoyed being as ugly as possible if the character needed to be.  It is also another way to show the professionalism of being an actress.  I do not give a false stage image in public, I am what I am.  HaHaHa~~~

P: Karen you are really quite different from other female artists.

K: HaHa, Yeah~ I want to be different!  And this thought emerged when I was a little girl.

P: Can you give us an example?  I mean how did you make yourself special?

K: HaHa, I remembered that I had a wish, which was to shave off all my hair.

P: Shave all your hair off?!  How come?!

K: When I was a little girl, I saw my brother shaving his hair off with my father』s razor.  I thought it was SO COOL!  Therefore, I hoped that one day I would have all my hair shaved off too.

P: Did your wish come true?

K: Yeah~

P: I have listened to your latest album, 」WITHOUT YOU」 and I found that there are many ballads.  Do these songs tell your own stories?

K: HaHaHa, not exactly.  But they really touched me.  I even burst into crying when I recorded the song 「AM, PM,」 just because the lyric was written so well.

P: Karen, being such a beauty as you are, what would make a dream boyfriend for you?

K: HaHaHa, Ah…I think, maybe smart?  I want a smart boyfriend, rather than a handsome one.

P: Have you ever dated with a stupid boyfriend?

K: I don』t think so…

P: So, if you got a boyfriend, would you let everybody know?

K: Sure, I won』t hide.  Everything can be exposed under the sun.  HaHaHa~~~  By the way, there is no use to hide that the paparazzo can always reveal your secret.  Just as you and Jay, (周侯VCR) although you two escaped to Tokyo, you were still caught!  HaHaHa~~~

P: …… Ok, give me a break.  Thank you, Karen, for coming today, and we wish your album 「WITHOUT YOU」 great success.  And I believe it will.  See you again tomorrow at the same time at 悶鍋蛋白質.  See you~

K: Bye-bye