Zhang Ziyi Quotes

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.

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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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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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A movie has its own fate, which often doesn't depend on the performances of the director and actors.

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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.

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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.

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

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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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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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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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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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

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They just don't endorse or support their own movies and their own actors. Is it because they don't understand the movie This issue really baffles me.

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

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We're still working out the details, but I'd be delighted to do the film. The problem at the moment is my busy schedule. Shooting on this film has been extended by a month, but I need to be in the U.S. by Dec. 20.

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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.

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

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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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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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