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

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.

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

You have to be proud of who you are.

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

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.

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

To some extent, it is almost blasphemous to think that insult, anger and irritation could be a positive force.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Even on a cloudy day you can find light in solitude

I understand your problem. I'd like to help you out

Some of us wear our hearts. Some of us carry them.

It's not a beard, it's an animal I've trained to sit very still.

Traditional British desserts with lots of custard are my biggest weakness - I particularly love the puds at St. John restaurant in East London.

When you claim to have the truth, as opposed to the truth as you perceive it, then you move us toward a theocratic view of government.

Poetry is what happens when an anxiety meets a technique.

You can run,” Dorian said in a neutral tone that did nothing to lessen the intensity of his expression, “but sooner or later, you run out of places to run to.