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I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don't really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult.

Zhang Ziyi

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Zhang Ziyi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 9
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Peking
Ziyi Zhang
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