Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I’m really fond of.
BAI LINGWell I think always, when you remake films, I always think the first one is most original, authentic.
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What I like about being an actress is that it keeps you feminine. Being a director and producer makes you manly and very masculine and I don’t like that quality in a woman. But I’ll do it when the film is very close to me.
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I think we all have our own mission, duty, fate in life so for me somehow I think I am always walking on the edge of life and take risks.
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The partner that you have is supposed to make you a better person, and when you’re happy, you’re a better person.
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I had heard about how people struggle and how hard it is to get into acting. But I did not care because it’s something I love.
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Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
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I guess I feel like it’s a gift to meet those talented artists like George Lucas and Oliver Stone, Spike Lee and Richard Kelly. Even if it’s a small role, it’s a gift to be working that closely with them.
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Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing’s dark, dark is beautiful too.
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Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors because he takes chances.
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Well I think always, when you remake films, I always think the first one is most original, authentic.
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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.
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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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When you don’t get what you want, it just makes you accept real life.
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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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You have to be proud of who you are.
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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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