I wanted to become a kindergarten teacher like my mother.

Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress.

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.

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.

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 the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world.

There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan.

Working in Hollywood, it's clear the more money you have, the more technology you can get. So you can build a whole Japanese set. Only in Hollywood!