Romantic problems, an inability to revisit the artistic heights of Farewell and Happy Together, and a decline of his idol status may all have contributed to his suicide. But, for an actor known to be afraid of heights, his jump from the Oriental Mandarin remains mysterious.
"Leslie often joked about being a legend. But I never thought that his legend would be completed in such a dramatic way. We will always remember him," said director Wang Kar-wai.



