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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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Wanting to be in a Western film won't get me very far. Unless the opportunity...

Wanting to be in a Western film won't get me very far. Unless the opportunity...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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....

The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other...

The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other...

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....

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...

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...

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...