You have to be proud of who you are.
BAI LINGYou have to be proud of who you are.
BAI LINGWong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I’m really fond of.
BAI LINGEnglish 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 LINGStorms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing’s dark, dark is beautiful too.
BAI LINGI 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 LINGWell I think always, when you remake films, I always think the first one is most original, authentic.
BAI LINGYou 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 LINGWhen you don’t get what you want, it just makes you accept real life.
BAI LINGSex is the best high. It’s better than any drug. I want to die making love because it feels so good.
BAI LINGActing to me is real life – I don’t act.
BAI LINGI’m one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.
BAI LINGWhat 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 LINGBecause of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
BAI LINGI 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 LINGI often feel like I have this spirit living inside of me, always dressing in like short mini skirts… but then I start to discover myself. So there are eight spirits, mischievous ones, sad ones, handsome ones, wise ones, and crazy ones.
BAI LINGYeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I’m not existing.
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