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.
BAI LINGYou have to accept the storms and the rainy days and the things in life that you sometimes don’t want to face.
More Bai Ling Quotes
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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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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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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 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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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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Well I think always, when you remake films, I always think the first one is most original, authentic.
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The definition of love is giving.
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Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors because he takes chances.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I’m really fond of.
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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 very private in person. I’m very sensitive and shy with men individually. But when I’m talking, maybe there’s this other channel or this other side and other way of working in my mind, and I convert and become carefree.
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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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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’m not superstitious.
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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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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’m a romantic, and I like guys to bring flowers and buy some gifts – not expensive things, just romantic things.
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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 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’m one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.
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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 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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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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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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