Tony Leung broke bones and cried over The Grandmaster

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By Shawne Wang

Together with acclaimed director Wong Kar-Wai, Leung was in Singapore on Wednesday to attend the gala premiere of The Grandmaster. During the press conference at Marina Bay Sands` ArtScience Museum in the afternoon, he admitted that the physical demands of the role took a lot out of him especially after he had to start his arduous training from square one not once but twice, after suffering two injuries during the production process.

Nevertheless, the training was worth it, because it also gave Leung the chance to gain some first-hand insight into the life of a martial arts practitioner. “It`s not something you can learn by readingâ€