廖啟智 ﹣築起生活的溫暖巢穴

Image : Leo Yu          Styling : Ronald Ip, Wilson Wong       Wardrobe : Limit Timil by Ronald Ip            Make up : Violet Wan              Special Thanks : Tai Lung Fung

He knows that there are a lot of opportunities out there, but he is like a young cub enjoying itself in the comfortable nest and guarding its beloved family. Clamming up himself and following his heart, he is always pleasantly facing the outside world in a harmonious way.
他當然清楚世界上還有更棒的，但卻仿傚懶得出洞的小動物一樣，總愛窩在這個舒舒服服，安安穩穩的溫暖巢穴，守護著最深愛的家人，用隨心隨緣的沉默態度，去跟周遭作出最恰到好處的互動，微笑地。

The Worldview He Perceives

The Hong Kong actor Liu Kai-chi, frankly speaking, is entirely free from the fast-changing trends. Without pulling a stunt or making great brags but only performing with professionalism and moving skills, he is able to present the most wonderful parts to the audience. These “parts” represent the worldview that he always perceives – applying to playing in films and the drama “The Wild Boar” as well as teaching acting in Hong Kong Baptist University.

抱持的世界觀

事實上廖啟智的存在，直接去說的話，他就是完全不受時代潮流的變遷所左右，演技上沒有多餘的特技花招，會有讓人感動佩服的技巧性表演，但他是不會刻意炫耀地去搶去叫賣，只是很若無其事就把精采的東西帶進來。而那些「東西」正正就是他所抱持的世界觀，從他在電影的發展、參演舞台劇《野豬》、在浸會大學擔任導師教授學生演戲，都是一脈相承。

“At work I’m rather a passive person. I depend solely on the situation and environment, whatever comes then I follow and make the most suitable attempt. Although I have expectations, I do not make long-term plans but only follow my heart. After all I think what you are facing at the moment is the most important, it seems easy-peasy to get things smoothly done every day but there are still hard times. Therefore I keep reflecting on myself and looking for improvements – this is me – from TV series to films, even to teaching – I always get myself well-prepared first otherwise I will hardly be confident even if given the opportunities. To me, teaching gives me new insights and satisfaction because I don’t only see the students learning and improving but myself as well, perhaps like wines that can be sedimented and fermented! With the television licence becoming less stringent, my students are able to enjoy more rooms for development, but I still make it clear that the lecture isn’t an employment agency; I always encourage them to learn to hold on straight to the end, persistence and confidence are far more important than the appearance. On the other hand, the working hour of teaching is more stable, which allows me to spend more time with family and this is what I truly enjoy,” Liu, with an elegant smile, says as he is sipping a cup of coffee.

「簡單來說，在工作上我是個比較被動的人，一切都是看形勢和氣候，事情怎樣過來，我就怎樣過去，作出最適當的互動，心中當然有一些期盼，但都是用平常心去面對，我也沒有什麼長遠的計劃、計算，我始終覺得最重要的就是眼前事，可以順順利利去做好一天的事情，看似很容易，但其實也有很困難的地方呢！所以我會不停的自省，去找出自己可以改善的地方，我自己的性格向來是這樣，從電視伸延到電影，甚至現在去教書，心態都是一樣，先做好自己才能說其他，自己裝備不足的話，即使機會出現也沒辦法把握，所以教書對我來說，也是溫故知新，而且看到學生進步，有很大的滿足感，在過程我也有所得着，可以重拾學院派的基本功，可能有機會發酵再沉澱呢！隨著電視台牌照的開放，我的學生無疑是多了一些未來發展空間，但我也強調這課堂不是職業介紹所，希望他們學懂堅持，不要輕言放棄，外形雖然重要，但更重要是耐力和自信，要有自省能力才有路可走，我和學生們都在互相勉勵，另外，因為教書時間上的穩定，更令我可以和家人多些時間在一起，這才是我開心的事。」廖啟智說著同時，臉上流露出優雅的笑容，淺淺的喝一口咖啡。

Interaction between Sense and Emotion

It is not difficult to tell you the charm of Liu’s performance, yet his greatest appeal is his ability to understand a role thoroughly then present it effortlessly in his own way – reconstructing every inner part but retaining the framework. Just by looking at this, we can understand the way he interacts with individuals, and after all, it is a very personal matter.

味道跟情感對等

有關廖啟智的表演魅力，實在可以舉出幾項來，而當中尤其無法企及的，就是內裡的解像力，可很轉瞬間就進入角色的核心，把那內容一一舒解開來，然後又再依自己的意思隨興重組起來，結構依舊保留，但內部已經重組替換過一番，可以理解他在日常的建構，和這種感覺大致相同，終究屬於相當個人性，私人性的東西，正如他所說的互動。

“The recent drama ‘The Wild Boar’ I played in is a heavy and ambitious one: by narrating a missing intellectual, it metaphorically shows how business-government collusion destroys a city. Wild boars, looking as ferocious as always, are used by hunters as a tool to train gun dogs. Before they die, they are taken in front of the dogs to embolden them. Very often the boars make a threatening move to the cities because we, human, have destroyed their habitat. I worked with TV and theatre star Wong Tze-wah, theatre actor Tyson Chak, film star Karene Lam etc., in the drama, but the most impressive part is the time spending with playwright Candace Chong Mui-ngam. It was uncommon to have playwrights talk to you before, but as they are having greater importance, we have more time to come into contact with them, which is a good change. Another thing that impresses me is the theatre artist Abby Chan, who surprisingly has the same Chinese name as my wife! Did I watch TV at midnight lately? You mean “The Emissary” right? My wife and I do watch as that is the first drama series she played the leading role. She only watched two episodes, it was way too long ago! Ha Ha!” We had a long chat, so long that the sun began to set and the cup of coffee became a glass of wine.

「最近做舞台劇《野豬》，故事很沉重，以一個知識分子的失蹤，暗喻明示政商勾結與傳媒失勢，是如何去摧毀一個城市，是一個野心很大的故事，所謂「野豬」的意思，是牠們看來兇猛野性，卻原來只是獵人用來訓練獵狗的工具，野豬死前一刻就會被救走，帶到未成熟的獵犬前，給這些獵犬壯膽，牠們之所以跑到市區對人做成威脅，是因為人類為了發展，先去破壞牠們的安身之所。當中我跟黃子華、翟凱泰及林嘉欣等人也有很多美妙的交流，說到最深刻是跟編劇莊梅岩有很多溝通的機會，以往編劇都是很少出現的，但現在隨著他們的地位愈來愈受重視，可以跟他們接觸的時間就更多，這絕對是好的變化，此外就是劇內其中一位演員，跟我的太太同樣叫陳敏兒，哈哈！最近深夜有沒有看電視？你說是《獵鷹》吧？我和太太也有看，這是她首次擔任女主角的劇集呢！只是她看了兩集就說不想再看了，哈哈，真是很久以前的日子呢！」我們說著說著，時間由下午變成黃昏，手上的咖啡也換成了紅酒。

Liu enjoyed his glass of wine and said, “To me great wine is like the opportunities you meet in your life – they are fated and there is no need to pursue them deliberately. If you have no one to share a bottle of fine wine with, more’s the pity; but if you can share it with your family or good friends, even a bottle of ordinary wine will become mouth-filling, all these depend on how much you engage in. I like drinking wine as it helps me relax, but as I want to spend more time with family, I usually drink it at home. For the time being I do not want to stay away from family for too long, my children will become independent one day no matter what, so I really want to cherish the time with them now. It’s just like the rare vintages that we have to treasure,” True, there is unlikely any evolutionary image, all pieces of memories are already stored year in year out, hence sometimes things tend to go towards an unexpected direction.

廖啟智愉快地喝著，分享他對美酒的心得：「對我來說，美酒和人生的機遇一樣，往往都講求緣份，有時候刻意追尋也未必可以如意，有一瓶好酒但沒有分享對象的話，也是遺憾，相反只要有家人在旁，又或是與知己好友相聚，本來普普通通的酒也會變得好味道，其實關鍵都是那份投入感，我在日常也喜歡喝杯紅酒，放鬆身心，但我為了多些時間陪伴家人，所以都是在家裡喝，現在要離開家人太久的工作並非我的首選，始終孩子漸漸長大，遲些他們就會變得獨立，不會像現在還是依偎父母，所以我很珍惜這段跟他們親近的時光，正如美酒一樣，珍貴在於年份、時光，所以，我們要好好珍惜和運用時間呢。」是的，感覺上似乎沒有什麼所謂進化的樣子，而且種種的記憶，經年累月下來也就附著在那周邊了，因此有時候事情往往就會朝意想不到的各種方向流過去。

It was an inspiring and thoughtful chat with Liu Kai-chi. When you listen to every of his word attentively, you will fall into his duende, which strikes a deep chord in your heart.
跟廖啟智訪談，他的一字一語，都有功有架地令人 落入沉思的地方，用心去聽，就會不可思議 地受到鼓舞，當中自有像溫柔的打擊鈍器般， 滿有打動人心的東西。