Bai Ling

“And also, I know I have this responsibility or mission to show people, to encourage them to live their dream, too.”

“Acting to me is real life - I don't act.”

“Sex is the best high. It's better than any drug. I want to die making love because it feels so good.”

“I hate shopping. I don't go shopping. If I do, I run in and out.”

“I often feel like I have this spirit living inside of me, always dressing in like short mini skirts... but then I start to discover myself. So there are eight spirits, mischievous ones, sad ones, handsome ones, wise ones, and crazy ones.”

“Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.”

“Somehow I feel a little bit odd in Tiananmen Square because I was a soldier, in a uniform, watching those leaders and tanks, and I was part of them.”

“I'm a person that doesn't have that many goals or plans. I feel like I'm the wind and I blow through life; it's whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I'm happy and I embrace it.”

“I was in Asia and people asked me about being considered sex symbol. I don't know if that's good or not, because where I come from, sex isn't something you're allowed to talk about.”

“The partner that you have is supposed to make you a better person, and when you're happy, you're a better person.”

“Basically, I have a gift as an actress, and I want to present the sophisticated side of me as an actress and a person.”

“I also like to follow nature's rhythm. In times or places, they have their own rhythm. So you cannot push it. So we must accept that as well. Wherever we're born at this time, we just live it.”

“Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don't ask questions... You follow and obey.”

“I had heard about how people struggle and how hard it is to get into acting. But I did not care because it's something I love.”

“I think sometimes I'm more fond of doing the research for the character because you learn so much. Sometimes shooting is really difficult because you wake up early and you're always hurrying. And sometimes I don't know what I'm doing. I'm here and there.”

“I'm very private in person. I'm very sensitive and shy with men individually. But when I'm talking, maybe there's this other channel or this other side and other way of working in my mind, and I convert and become carefree.”

“I'm one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.”

“When you don't get what you want, it just makes you accept real life.”

“I have a blog in Chinese, which you can follow, Chinese signs. But I don't even update at all, often I don't.”

“I went to South Africa on safari and came eye to eye with a beautiful leopard. We were so close; I was staring at him for a long time and I felt a recognition with my own nature.”