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.
BAI LINGI’m not superstitious.
More Bai Ling Quotes
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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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You never know what’s going to happen. That’s why I like acting. It’s precious to me to be able to live more than one life.
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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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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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Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don’t ask questions… You follow and obey.
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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 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.
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The definition of love is giving.
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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 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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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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You have to be proud of who you are.
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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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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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