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When you’re challenged, you’re totally alive and totally dealing with reality, particularly if it could be dangerous. And that excites me!

Bai Ling

When you don’t get what you want, it just makes you accept real life.
BAI LING

Accepting Real Want
English is my second language, but in Hong Kong, they don’t know that I’m from China. They think I’m from Hollywood because all the films they see are from here. China and Hong Kong are very different places, but they’re starting to merge. Still the culture is very different.
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Different Hollywood Thinking
Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
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Chinese Culture Obedience
Sex is the best high. It’s better than any drug. I want to die making love because it feels so good.
BAI LING

Drug Love Sex
Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing’s dark, dark is beautiful too.
BAI LING

Beautiful Dark Thinking
Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I’m really fond of.
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Asian Director Two
I hate shopping. I don’t go shopping. If I do, I run in and out.
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Hate Running Shopping
I have a blog in Chinese, which you can follow, Chinese signs. But I don’t even update at all, often I don’t.
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Blog Chinese Update
Like, you can find your dream, if you firmly believe. You have to have the innocence, and you have to have the daringness to trust.
BAI LING

Believe Dream Innocence
And also, I know I have this responsibility or mission to show people, to encourage them to live their dream, too.
BAI LING

Dream People Responsibility
I indulged the wild child inside of me – the one that’s not aware of danger or fear – for the purity of existence for that character in that film. Of course, behind me they’re saying, ‘She’s crazy!’
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Character Children Crazy
Yeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I’m not existing.
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Mean Name White
I’m a romantic, and I like guys to bring flowers and buy some gifts – not expensive things, just romantic things.
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Expensive Flower Guy Plastic Romantic
You never know what’s going to happen. That’s why I like acting. It’s precious to me to be able to live more than one life.
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Able Acting Happens
Acting to me is real life – I don’t act.
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Acting Real Real Life
I think I’m open to adventures and surprises. As a performer, I’m really just naturally talented. And those roles may not look as good on paper, but I know how to create them on screen. I like to have fun and interpret my roles in my own way.
BAI LING

Adventure Fun Thinking

When you’re challenged, you’re totally alive and totally dealing with reality, particularly if it could be dangerous. And that excites me!

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