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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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...