Xie Shaoguang, a numerous Star Award winner, reportedly left the industry in 2005 to pursue Buddhism. He even ran an animal shelter and cooked at a vegetarian eatery in Malaysia while he was away.
” I was on a mission of moral revival. I was burnt out”, he said in a prior meeting with CNA Lifestyle.
Xie stated that when he was acting, playing all these heroes, and dealing with the feelings, it was a fine release, noting that the death of his household members played a role in his decision to leave. It helped me understand”.
But, work kept him from being completely in touch with himself.
” It affected my personal life. The crowd had state,’ Oh, you did a great job’, but I don’t think I did a very good work in my personal lifestyle… That’s when I found that a job is never everything”.
He stated in a previous interview that he made the decision to pursue acting after being encouraged by his former manager, who officially oversees Mediacorp’s The Celebrity Agency.
” Acting has always been my passion. She said,’ Since you’re excited about this, why don’t you appear backwards?'”
” I hope my timing is right”, he said.