All Zhang Ziyi Quotes
- A movie has its own fate, which often doesn’t depend on the performances of the director and actors. Actors
- I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard… Badly
- 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… Called
- Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare. Absolutely
- The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other every day for status, for leadership, for the affection of… Affection
- That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me. Belief
- From beginning to end I worried that Ang Lee wouldn't be satisfied with my work. So I worked as hard as I could to earn… Ang
- 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. Aerospace
- I don't care if you love me or not. I'll love you anyway. Care
- I wanted to become a kindergarten teacher like my mother. Kindergarten
- In China, we don't consider someone truly beautiful until we have known them for a long time, and we know what's underneath the skin. Beautiful
- There are actors who spend 20 years working and still don't achieve what I've achieved so quickly. So I think my only course of action… Achieve
- There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao Di, has been sick. She wakes up and her mother… Bedside
- There are films you see that only reach your eyes. Then there are films that you can watch... that reach down to your throat, or… All
- I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster,… Disaster
- Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've worked with them I've gained a tremendous amount as an… Actor
- Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger I got a lot of offers, but I turned them down… Ability
- 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… Actor
- They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad. Admit
- China's cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing… Becoming
- After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films. English
- I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don't really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew… All
- Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what… Actor
- Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And… All
- When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to… All