"Depression Made Me A Better Person": Sammi Cheng On Her Mental Health Ordeal
Hong Kong superstar Sammi Cheng comes cleans about her battle with depression and gives us her take on love, ageing and more.
By Natalya Molok -
In an interview with The Singapore Women's Weekly, Hong Kong superstar Sammi Cheng revealed how she got over her battle with depression and what got her through her darkest days.
Sammi was in town to promote her latest film, First Night Nerves, at the 29th Singapore International Film Festival.
The film, directed by HK new wave auteur Stanley Kwan, tells the tale of two stars (Sammi and Gigi Leung) who fight to take the spotlight in a play that features more drama behind the scenes than on the stage.
Find out what Sammi had to share about her mental state, the love of her life, relationship tips and more below:
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"I really had a hard time with it. But, as I said maybe, in some periods of my life I gave myself too much pressure and I always kept chasing success and chasing fame and sometimes I feel very insecure but after depression, I found my religious belief, I found God, and I think God saved me and changed my values. He gave me true confidence in my heart, my confidence no longer depends on outside [factors], no longer depends on my success and fame. So when I look back, I appreciate that I got that experience of depression and got to become this new me."
"For me, falling in love was quite natural because he is a person that is very easy-going so when we got married I didn't see any difficulties to live with him. He is very, very easy-going and his personality is stable but you know, as a woman, I have my up and downs but he is like my rock. He calms me down and gives me a secure feeling."
"I'm still learning but what I can share is that you should respect each other and treasure each other. Spend time together, that's very important, spending time together."
"How you see your age is very important. I never see age as a limitation, I see it as a motivation to achieve many possibilities."
"I'm so glad I got to show my dimension as an actress, to show a different side of myself in a different genre. I think for me it's not to hard [to make the switch from comedy to drama] but I understand that for my fans and for the viewers, it will take them time to accept the change. I can understand this feeling but I'm not worried as long as I know that I'm given a good script and the role is challenging, I think that audiences will accept this change and see how good it is."