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.

Quote by Zhang Ziyi

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Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world....

Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world....

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

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

When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship....

When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship....

From beginning to end I worried that Ang Lee wouldn't be satisfied with my work....

From beginning to end I worried that Ang Lee wouldn't be satisfied with my work....

When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where...

When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where...

Actually I ran away from school when I was 13. No one could find me,...

Actually I ran away from school when I was 13. No one could find me,...

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

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

Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger I...

Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger I...

Zhang Yimou is always going to need young, pretty girls for his films. But I...

Zhang Yimou is always going to need young, pretty girls for his films. But I...

I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give...

I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give...

There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao...

There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao...

They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid...

They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid...

There are actors who spend 20 years working and still don't achieve what I've achieved...

There are actors who spend 20 years working and still don't achieve what I've achieved...

Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've...

Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've...

There are films you see that only reach your eyes. Then there are films that...

There are films you see that only reach your eyes. Then there are films that...

I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my...

I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my...

Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who...

Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who...

That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a...

That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a...

Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she...

Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she...

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

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