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.

Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.

I really want to do something in Europe. With a small movie, it can be an interesting challenge. But I have to get the right project. I don't think it's so important to go to Hollywood. All that trash that comes out of there! I don't want to do that.

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

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

A movie has its own fate, which often doesn’t depend on the performances of the director and actors.

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.