Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.
Actually I ran away from school when I was 13. No one could find me, and the police were called. I was just hiding in a little thicket of grass at my school, and went to sleep.
After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films.
During filming I was anxious, nervous and unsettled because I always felt that Ang Lee had taken a gamble in choosing me in the first place.
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.
I think they'd say they like my personality, because I've got a northern Chinese personality. I'm pretty impulsive and act on my feelings.
I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place.
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.
Men are different. When they are in love they may also have other girlfriends.
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.
Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've worked with them I've gained a tremendous amount as an actor. Each director has his own way of pushing you towards improving yourself.
Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.
That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me.
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.
There are actors who spend 20 years working and still don't achieve what I've achieved so quickly. So I think my only course of action is to work as hard as I can, not just for the sake of the film, but also to prove to these people that I do have talent.
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.
There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao Di, has been sick. She wakes up and her mother tells her that the man she loves has come back from the city and had spent the day by her bedside.
There's a possibility that I might work with Wong Kar-wai next year. I've heard that he has a Japanese novel that he wants to turn into a film.
They just don't endorse or support their own movies and their own actors. Is it because they don't understand the movie? This issue really baffles me.
They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad.
Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world.
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.
We haven't talked about it yet though. I've met him twice and we've chatted a bit about my career. He complimented me on my acting in "Crouching Tiger" and said he hoped we'd have an opportunity to work together.
We're still working out the details, but I'd be delighted to do the film. The problem at the moment is my busy schedule. Shooting on this film has been extended by a month, but I need to be in the U.S. by Dec. 20.
What I love is this feeling that my emotions are in complete harmony with my work. There's no way I'll change my profession.
When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved.
When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to understand each other, when you get close to them, you discover that you're suddenly eager to know him or her even better.
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.
A million thoughts went through my mind. What little mind I have.
Every shot makes someone happy.
Her Chinese astrological sign is the Goat.
Her big screen debut film was The Road Home directed by Zhang Yimou. He also directed her in the House of Flying Daggers.
She was nominated for Choice Breakout Performance at the 2001 Teen Choice Awards.
At the 2001 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards she was declared Most Promising Actress.
At the 2002 Kids’ Choice Awards she was nominated as Favorite Female Action Hero, for Rush Hour 2.
The role of Jen in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was given to Taiwanese actress Shu Qi. It wasn’t until production had started that Shu Qi was replaced with Ziyi Zhang.
She is 5 feet, 5 inches tall.
People Magazine included her in their 2005 list of the “50 Most Beautiful People.
She was ranked #15 on Harpers & Queen Magazine’s list of the “100 Most Beautiful Women in the World” in their July 2005.
Teen People Magazine listed her as one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 in 2001.
FHM UK had her one the list of “Sexiest Girls of 2002”.
Teen People Magazine listed her as one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 in 2002.
She joined the Beijing Dance College at 11 & the Beijing Dance Academy at 15.
Spokesmodel for: Maybelline (cosmetics), Pantene (shampoo), Coca-Cola Asia. Former Spokesmodel for Tag Heuer (watches), 2% (Korean mineral water), Lenovo Computers.
Was named one of the 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 by Teen People Magazine two years in a row (2001 & 2002).
Won the 2001 MTV Movie Award for "Best Fight" in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Won the 2001 Independent Spirit Award for "Best Supporting Female" in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Won the 2001 CFCA Award for "Most Promising Actress" and was Nominated for the same award for "Best Supporting Actress" in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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