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A movie has its own fate, which often doesn’t depend on the performances of the director and actors.
Zhang Ziyi
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Zhang Ziyi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 9
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They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad.
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Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger I got a lot of offers, but I turned them down because they were all victim roles - poor girls sold to America to be a wife or whatever. I know I have the ability to go deeper, to take on more original roles than that.
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