When you’re challenged, you’re totally alive and totally dealing with reality, particularly if it could be dangerous. And that excites me!
BAI LINGStorms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing’s dark, dark is beautiful too.
More Bai Ling Quotes
-
-
Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
BAI LING -
Every woman should shave her head once in her life, to experience what it feels like.
BAI LING -
I think I’m like a free spirit.
BAI LING -
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 -
I went to South Africa on safari and came eye to eye with a beautiful leopard. We were so close; I was staring at him for a long time and I felt a recognition with my own nature.
BAI LING -
I hate shopping. I don’t go shopping. If I do, I run in and out.
BAI LING -
I think I’m known as an adventuress. Even generally in life, I have no fear. It’s not that I’m not afraid of things, but when I am afraid of something, I don’t back away – I approach it and try to understand what makes me afraid.
BAI LING -
I’m one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.
BAI LING -
I also like to follow nature’s rhythm. In times or places, they have their own rhythm. So you cannot push it. So we must accept that as well. Wherever we’re born at this time, we just live it.
BAI LING -
Yeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I’m not existing.
BAI LING -
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.
BAI LING -
I think sometimes I’m more fond of doing the research for the character because you learn so much. Sometimes shooting is really difficult because you wake up early and you’re always hurrying. And sometimes I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m here and there.
BAI LING -
Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I’m really fond of.
BAI LING -
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 -
And also, I know I have this responsibility or mission to show people, to encourage them to live their dream, too.
BAI LING






