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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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China's cinema has been rising for some time it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S.
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I was really interested in geishas' work, and wanted to meet real geishas.
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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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Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress.
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I want, through my roles, to express the parts in the hearts of Chinese women that they feel unable to let out.
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Actually I ran away from school when I was 13. No one could find me, and the police were called. I was just hiding in a little thicket of grass at my school, and went to sleep.
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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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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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A movie has its own fate, which often doesn’t depend on the performances of the director and actors.
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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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When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved.
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Wanting to be in a Western film won't get me very far. Unless the opportunity arose, it doesn't matter how much I want to be in one. But if an opportunity did arise, no actor would pass it up.
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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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Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.
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I really want to do something in Europe. With a small movie, it can be an interesting challenge. But I have to get the right project. I don't think it's so important to go to Hollywood. All that trash that comes out of there! I don't want to do that.
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Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure.
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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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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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I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me.
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From my opinion, 'geisha' means a woman skilled in the arts. Like dancing, singing and playing musical instruments.
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