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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.

Bai Ling

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.
BAI LING

Artist Roles Stones
Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
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Chinese Culture Obedience
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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Adventure Fun Thinking
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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Beautiful Dark Thinking
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.
BAI LING

Fear Thinking Trying
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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Fate Risk Thinking
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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Character Early Thinking
Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I’m really fond of.
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Asian Director Two
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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Beautiful Brother Country
I’m not superstitious.
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Mind Power Religious Superstitious Think
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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Expensive Flower Guy Plastic Romantic
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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Day Life Rainy Storm Things
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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Accepting Born Just Live
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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Different Hollywood Thinking
Acting to me is real life – I don’t act.
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Acting Real Real Life
I hate shopping. I don’t go shopping. If I do, I run in and out.
BAI LING

Hate Running Shopping

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 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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