I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.

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

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

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

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.

It's not that I wanted to be an actor; it's that I didn't want to be a dancer! I was trained in traditional Chinese dance, and after working so hard it seemed unfair to just disappear into a group.

Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who never get an opportunity to do work that fulfils them.