I indulged the wild child inside of me - the one that's not aware of danger or fear - for the purity of existence for that character in that film. Of course, behind me they're saying, 'She's crazy!'

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.