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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.

Bai Ling

Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
BAI LING

Chinese Culture Obedience
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.
BAI LING

Artist Roles Stones
I’m very private in person. I’m very sensitive and shy with men individually. But when I’m talking, maybe there’s this other channel or this other side and other way of working in my mind, and I convert and become carefree.
BAI LING

Men Talking Teamwork
Boundaries, and countries, if we don’t have that we are all brothers and sisters, we can all have love and joy and compassion for each other: the world would be much more beautiful.
BAI LING

Beautiful Brother Country
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.
BAI LING

Acting People Struggle
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!’
BAI LING

Character Children Crazy
I was in Asia and people asked me about being considered sex symbol. I don’t know if that’s good or not, because where I come from, sex isn’t something you’re allowed to talk about.
BAI LING

Asia People Sex
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.
BAI LING

Fate Risk Thinking
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.
BAI LING

Different Hollywood Thinking
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
Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I’m really fond of.
BAI LING

Asian Director Two
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
Yeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I’m not existing.
BAI LING

Mean Name White
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
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.
BAI LING

Able Acting Happens
Basically, I have a gift as an actress, and I want to present the sophisticated side of me as an actress and a person.
BAI LING

Actresses Side Want

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 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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