Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger I got a lot of offers, but I turned them down because they were all victim roles - poor girls sold to America to be a wife or whatever. I know I have the ability to go deeper, to take on more original roles than that.
Zhang ZiyiIn 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.
Zhang ZiyiChina's cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S.
Zhang ZiyiAbsolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.
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