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 LINGBecause of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
More Bai Ling Quotes
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Every woman should shave her head once in her life, to experience what it feels like.
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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 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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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.
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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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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.
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Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
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The partner that you have is supposed to make you a better person, and when you’re happy, you’re a better person.
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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’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 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 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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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I’m really fond of.
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Boundaries, and countries, if we don’t have that we are all brothers and sisters, we can all have love and joy and compassion for each other: the world would be much more beautiful.
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I’m one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.
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