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.

I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you.

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.

I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.

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

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.

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.