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"I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don't really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult."
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"When I'm shooting a film, I don't look at playback. I don't go and do a scene and then hurry up and watch what I just did. I never look at it so I haven't seen any of it."
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"I have a movie coming out called Spun, which will be at the Toronto Film Fest."
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"I did a film about the Zodiac Killer. It turned out well."
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"Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller."
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"I'm so critical of myself. I'm actually really, really proud of the film. It's really cool to see a movie at Sundance because everybody is so supportive."
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"So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally."
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"Film gives us a second chance at a first impression."
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"Really? Worst film you ever saw. Well, my next one will be better. Hello. Hello."
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"I did manage to secure a feature film for 2005, though, which I'm really chuffed about."
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"Oh, it takes a lot for me to walk out of a film."
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"I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don't really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult."
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"I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me."
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"China'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."
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"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."
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"Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure."
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"My parents sent me to a dance class, so it was a road chosen by them, not me. But I enjoyed it so much I knew I would become a performer."
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"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."
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"I wanted to become a kindergarten teacher like my mother."
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