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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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Zhang Ziyi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 9
Actor
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Peking
Ziyi Zhang
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After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films.
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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'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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Men are different. When they are in love they may also have other girlfriends.
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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.
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It's not that I wanted to be an actor it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group.
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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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The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other every day for status, for leadership, for the affection of the teachers. I hated it.
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I don't care if you love me or not. I'll love you anyway.
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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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From my opinion, 'geisha' means a woman skilled in the arts. Like dancing, singing and playing musical instruments.
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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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Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.
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I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me.
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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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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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