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Small: 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"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: When I watch a movie for the first few times Im usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was n
"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 me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: Wanting to be in a Western film wont get me very far. Unless the opportunity arose, it doesnt matter how much
"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 in one. But if an opportunity did arise, no actor would pass it up"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao Di, has been sick. She wakes up an
"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 tells her that the man she loves has come back from the city and had spent the day by her bedside"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: Zhang Yimou is always going to need young, pretty girls for his films. But I dont really concern myself with w
"Zhang Yimou is always going to need young, pretty girls for his films. But I don't really concern myself with what Zhang Yimou's next starlet looks like"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: There are films you see that only reach your eyes. Then there are films that you can watch... that reach down
"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 reach your heart. "In the Mood for Love," though, reached all the way to my belly"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: From beginning to end I worried that Ang Lee wouldnt be satisfied with my work. So I worked as hard as I could
"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 his trust, because you only get a chance like this once"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: Absolutely not, because in acting Ive found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare
"Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who never get an opportunity t
"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"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: Im not really interested in politics, because I think its just too removed from my own life. If theres a war,
"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, I want to know what's happening"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: Actually I ran away from school when I was 13. No one could find me, and the police were called. I was just hi
"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"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger I got a lot of offers, but I
"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 because they were all victim roles - poor girls sold to America to be a wife or whatever. I know I have the ability to go deeper, to take on more original roles than that"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me
"That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and ev
"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 he or she is capable of"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to under
"When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to understand each other, when you get close to them, you discover that you're suddenly eager to know him or her even better"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: Theyre not willing to admit that Ive also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This make
"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"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: Obviously Id love to work with any of these great directors because every time Ive worked with them Ive gained
"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. Each director has his own way of pushing you towards improving yourself"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: After I learn more English, Ill work hard and make more films
"After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: There are actors who spend 20 years working and still dont achieve what Ive achieved so quickly. So I think my
"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 is to work as hard as I can, not just for the sake of the film, but also to prove to these people that I do have talent"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other every day for sta
"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 the teachers. I hated it"
Zhang Ziyi, Actress
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Small: We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence li
"We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and
"Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: Those who realize their folly are not true fools
"Those who realize their folly are not true fools"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what li
"Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth
"Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river
"I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of b
"I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I
"I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: Great wisdom is generous petty wisdom is contentious
"Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. Th
"Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without for much knowledge is a curse
"Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that ar
"All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and rotten The foul and rotten may come to be transformed into what is rare and valuable, and the rare and valuable into what is foul and rotten"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and d
"Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and does not have any choice"
Zhang Yimou, Director
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Small: I am a fan of wuxia
"I am a fan of wuxia"
Zhang Yimou, Director
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Small: People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objec
"People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life"
Zhang Yimou, Director
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Small: Only people have been through that miserable time will recall the pass from their deep memory
"Only people have been through that miserable time will recall the pass from their deep memory"
Zhang Yimou, Director
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Small: When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have to feel stronger ab
"When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have to feel stronger about it in order to succeed"
Joan Chen, Actress
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Small: There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon as peop
"There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon as people try to pin me down to one kind of part, I'll play a very different kind of role, so it explodes that stereotype"
Joan Chen, Actress
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Small: For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think it gave young girls a kind of role
"For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think it gave young girls a kind of role model showing it's possible to actually reach success doing movies"
Joan Chen, Actress
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Small: There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I did play a mother, but I wa
"There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I did play a mother, but I was like - I was more thinking of my own mother. I was doing my mother"
Joan Chen, Actress
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