Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I’m really fond of.
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.
More Bai Ling Quotes
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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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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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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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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.
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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 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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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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I think I’m like a free spirit.
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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!
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When you don’t get what you want, it just makes you accept real life.
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Sex is the best high. It’s better than any drug. I want to die making love because it feels so good.
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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.
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I’m not superstitious.
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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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You have to be proud of who you are.
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