Huang reveals he quit his job teaching acting at the Beijing Film Academy in May, a position he has held since 1997, and will shift his focus to establishing his own acting college.
"The college is not going to be for professionals, but for those who love the stage and want to take up acting for the sheer enjoyment of it," he says.
He says the plan was inspired by Shi Yigong, who stepped down as the former vice-president at Tsinghua University to co-found and head up the Westlake University, which aims to become an elite private world-class research institution-the first of its kind in China.
"Why should an acting major make becoming a star their only pursuit? Such a school won't cost a lot, I just need a room and perhaps several cups of tea, and then I can teach the students how to perform," he says.
"I'll turn 50 in two years, and it will be a good time to make a new start on the next 30 years," concludes the actor.
