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Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi
Chinese Actress
Born: Feb 9, 1979
Me People Think Time Work You
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There are actors who spend 20 years working and still don't achieve what I've achieved so quickly. So I think my only course of action is to work as hard as I can, not just for the sake of the film, but also to prove to these people that I do have talent. Zhang Ziyi
Work People Achieve Action Think Spend Only Talent Also Course Still Prove Sake Years Quickly Just Achieved Working Hard Who Film Actor
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. Zhang Ziyi
Love You Heart Eyes Down Films Way Mood Though See Only Throat Reach Reached Then Your Watch Belly
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. Zhang Ziyi
Sad Success Me Tears Extremely Willing Admit Feel Also Shed Makes Dearly Blood Often Paid
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. Zhang Ziyi
Problem Busy Month Out Has-Been Details Schedule Delighted Still Been Shooting Working Moment Film Extended Need
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. Zhang Ziyi
Me First Few Thinking About Given Scene Through Gotten Doing Were Itself Times Get Moved Where Movie After Etc Then Really Next Who Film Watch Watching
Chinese women are much more modest than American women when it comes to clothes. We tend to show less flesh. Zhang Ziyi
Women Clothes More Tend Women Are Than American Chinese Modest Much Flesh Show Less American Women
There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan. Zhang Ziyi
Culture Nothing Geisha Equivalent Different Chinese Chinese Culture Japan Special
I was really interested in geishas' work, and wanted to meet real geishas. Zhang Ziyi
Work Meet Real Wanted Interested Really
For myself I don't like the geisha look. It's like a mask. Zhang Ziyi
Myself Mask Geisha Like Look
My profession has helped me to grow up. Zhang Ziyi
Me Up Helped Profession Grow Grow Up
That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me. Zhang Ziyi
Time Me Personality Dark Dark Time Environment Just Whole Beliefs Incompatible
I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy. Zhang Ziyi
Complicated Simplicity Value Too Fussy Wear Dressing Above Like Discovered Anything
Men are different. When they are in love they may also have other girlfriends. Zhang Ziyi
Love Men Other Girlfriends Also May Different
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. Zhang Ziyi
Today News World Internet Rest Trends Out Developed Over Come Least Get China Us Really Shut
After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films. Zhang Ziyi
Work Work Hard Films More Make Learn After Hard English
China's cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S. Zhang Ziyi
Time Cinema Better Language First Think Has-Been Some About Rising More Perhaps Learn Known First Thing Becoming Been The First Thing China Then English Grasp Exposure Internationally Thing Chances
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. Zhang Ziyi
Dance Unfair Group Dancer Seemed Disappear Traditional Trained Just Want Wanted After Chinese Working Hard Actor
Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure. Zhang Ziyi
Good You Pressure Whatever See Results Any
Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare. Zhang Ziyi
Me Suits Rare Absolutely Absolutely Not Perfectly Because Domain Acting Found Utterly
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. Zhang Ziyi
Me School Police Grass Ran Hiding Find Could No-One Were Just Little Away Actually Sleep
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. Zhang Ziyi
Mom School Hiding Out Give Only Voice Badly Knew Course Leave Came Heard Up Escape Just Wanted Place
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. Zhang Ziyi
Everyone Lead He He Or She She Knows Built Repertoire Up Gets Ordinarily Capable Chosen Film Actor
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. Zhang Ziyi
Day Leadership Every Day School Girl Affection Young Every Other Status Hated Atmosphere Were Very Young Girls Teachers Each Competing Competitive

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