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 LINGYeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I’m not existing.
More Bai Ling Quotes
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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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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.
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The definition of love is giving.
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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.
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Acting to me is real life – I don’t act.
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You have to accept the storms and the rainy days and the things in life that you sometimes don’t want to face.
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And also, I know I have this responsibility or mission to show people, to encourage them to live their dream, too.
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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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Well I think always, when you remake films, I always think the first one is most original, authentic.
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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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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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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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Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
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Basically, I have a gift as an actress, and I want to present the sophisticated side of me as an actress and a person.
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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.
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