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!’
BAI LINGI’m one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.
More Bai Ling Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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Acting to me is real life – I don’t act.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I’m really fond of.
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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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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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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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Well I think always, when you remake films, I always think the first one is most original, authentic.
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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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When you don’t get what you want, it just makes you accept real life.
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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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