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.

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 want, through my roles, to express the parts in the hearts of Chinese women that they feel unable to let out.

Wanting to be in a Western film won't get me very far. Unless the opportunity arose, it doesn't matter how much I want to be in one. But if an opportunity did arise, no actor would pass it up.

Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.

Zhang Yimou is always going to need young, pretty girls for his films. But I don't really concern myself with what Zhang Yimou's next starlet looks like.

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