Zhang Ziyi

There's a possibility that I might work with Wong Kar-wai next year. I've heard that he has a Japanese novel that he wants to turn into a film.

Men are different. When they are in love they may also have other girlfriends.

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.

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.

Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.

I never thought I'd be able to go to the White House and participate in an activity like this. It's a great honor.

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.

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.

I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place.

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.

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.

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.

Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who never get an opportunity to do work that fulfils them.

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.

From my opinion, 'geisha' means a woman skilled in the arts. Like dancing, singing and playing musical instruments, ... Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

From my opinion, 'geisha' means a woman skilled in the arts. Like dancing, singing and playing musical instruments,

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.

There were a lot of people's efforts behind the screens to make such a wonderful film.

After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films.

That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me.

I think they'd say they like my personality, because I've got a northern Chinese personality. I'm pretty impulsive and act on my feelings.

Zhang Yimou is always going to need young, pretty girls for his films. But I don't really concern myself with what Zhang Yimou's next starlet looks like.

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.

I don't care if you love me or not. I'll love you anyway.

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.