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.

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

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.

I was really interested in geishas' work, and wanted to meet real geishas.

After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films.

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 about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult.

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.