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.

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

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 think I'm known as an adventuress. Even generally in life, I have no fear. It's not that I'm not afraid of things, but when I am afraid of something, I don't back away - I approach it and try to understand what makes me afraid.

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.

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

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