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From beginning to end I worried that Ang Lee wouldn't be satisfied with my work. So I worked as hard as I could to earn his trust, because you only get a chance like this once.

Zhang Ziyi

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Zhang Ziyi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 9
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Peking
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That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me.
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I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you.
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Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world.
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There are films you see that only reach your eyes. Then there are films that you can watch... that reach down to your throat, or reach your heart. In the Mood for Love, though, reached all the way to my belly.
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After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films.
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Working in Hollywood, it's clear the more money you have, the more technology you can get. So you can build a whole Japanese set. Only in Hollywood!
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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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There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao Di, has been sick. She wakes up and her mother tells her that the man she loves has come back from the city and had spent the day by her bedside.
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Men are different. When they are in love they may also have other girlfriends.
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I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me.
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I don't care if you love me or not. I'll love you anyway.
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I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.
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When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to understand each other, when you get close to them, you discover that you're suddenly eager to know him or her even better.
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Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.
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A movie has its own fate, which often doesn’t depend on the performances of the director and actors.
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People who trust me will not be swayed by what's been said about me, and for people who don't, no amount of good reports will persuade them.
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In China, we don't consider someone truly beautiful until we have known them for a long time, and we know what's underneath the skin.
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Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've worked with them I've gained a tremendous amount as an actor. Each director has his own way of pushing you towards improving yourself.
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I wanted to become a kindergarten teacher like my mother.
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