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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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Zhang Ziyi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 9
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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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I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me.
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I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.
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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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