Bai Ling Quotes

You have to accept the storms and the rainy days and the things in life that you sometimes don't want to face.

I'm not superstitious.

I had heard about how people struggle and how hard it is to get into acting. But I did not care because it's something I love.

The partner that you have is supposed to make you a better person, and when you're happy, you're a better person.

I’m a romantic, and I like guys to bring flowers and buy some gifts - not expensive things, just romantic things.

You have to be proud of who you are.

When you don't get what you want, it just makes you accept real life.

Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don't ask questions... You follow and obey.

I went to South Africa on safari and came eye to eye with a beautiful leopard. We were so close; I was staring at him for a long time and I felt a recognition with my own nature.

I'm one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.

Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors because he takes chances.

I think we all have our own mission, duty, fate in life so for me somehow I think I am always walking on the edge of life and take risks.

I think I'm like a free spirit.

I have a blog in Chinese, which you can follow, Chinese signs. But I don't even update at all, often I don't.

I hate shopping. I don't go shopping. If I do, I run in and out.

Every woman should shave her head once in her life, to experience what it feels like.

Like, you can find your dream, if you firmly believe. You have to have the innocence, and you have to have the daringness to trust.

When you're challenged, you're totally alive and totally dealing with reality, particularly if it could be dangerous. And that excites me!

Yeah, well my name is Bai Ling. That means white spirit, and I really feel like sometimes I'm not existing.

Boundaries, and countries, if we don't have that we are all brothers and sisters, we can all have love and joy and compassion for each other: the world would be much more beautiful.

I indulged the wild child inside of me - the one that's not aware of danger or fear - for the purity of existence for that character in that film. Of course, behind me they're saying, 'She's crazy!'

Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.

Well I think always, when you remake films, I always think the first one is most original, authentic.

You never know what's going to happen. That's why I like acting. It's precious to me to be able to live more than one life.

The definition of love is giving.

Acting to me is real life - I don't act.

And also, I know I have this responsibility or mission to show people, to encourage them to live their dream, too.

Basically, I have a gift as an actress, and I want to present the sophisticated side of me as an actress and a person.

I also like to follow nature's rhythm. In times or places, they have their own rhythm. So you cannot push it. So we must accept that as well. Wherever we're born at this time, we just live it.

Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.

I'm a romantic, and I like guys to bring flowers and buy some gifts - not expensive things, just romantic things.