Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
BAI LINGI 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.
More Bai Ling Quotes
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Yeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I’m not existing.
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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’m one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.
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I’m a person that doesn’t have that many goals or plans. I feel like I’m the wind and I blow through life; it’s whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I’m happy and I embrace it.
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I’m a romantic, and I like guys to bring flowers and buy some gifts – not expensive things, just romantic things.
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I 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.
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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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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.
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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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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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When you don’t get what you want, it just makes you accept real life.
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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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You have to be proud of who you are.
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Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors because he takes chances.
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I think I’m like a free spirit.
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