Bai Ling

“Every woman should shave her head once in her life, to experience what it feels like.”

“You have to be proud of who you are.”

“Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors because he takes chances.”

“English is my second language, but in Hong Kong, they don't know that I'm from China. They think I'm from Hollywood because all the films they see are from here. China and Hong Kong are very different places, but they're starting to merge. Still the culture is very different.”

“I think I'm like a free spirit.”

“Boundaries, and countries, if we don't have that we are all brothers and sisters, we can all have love and joy and compassion for each other: the world would be much more beautiful.”

“Well I think always, when you remake films, I always think the first one is most original, authentic.”

“Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.”

“Like, you can find your dream, if you firmly believe. You have to have the innocence, and you have to have the daringness to trust.”

“But somehow I feel like still it's a gift, and I wonder, how can I give this gift to others? Just work hard, and do whatever I can do, to be that, and to return the love to the fans. I like to give them joy and smiles to them. Give back to them.”

“Yeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I'm not existing.”

“I think we all have our own mission, duty, fate in life so for me somehow I think I am always walking on the edge of life and take risks.”

“I guess I feel like it's a gift to meet those talented artists like George Lucas and Oliver Stone, Spike Lee and Richard Kelly. Even if it's a small role, it's a gift to be working that closely with them.”

“I'm a romantic, and I like guys to bring flowers and buy some gifts - not expensive things, just romantic things.”

“You have to accept the storms and the rainy days and the things in life that you sometimes don't want to face.”