For myself I don't like the geisha look. It's like a mask.

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

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.

There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan.

Men are different. When they are in love they may also have other girlfriends.

From beginning to end I worried that Ang Lee wouldn't be satisfied with my work. So I worked as hard as I could to earn his trust, because you only get a chance like this once.

Chinese women are much more modest than American women when it comes to clothes. We tend to show less flesh.