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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. "
Time
Language
Better
" Chinese women are much more modest than American women when it comes to clothes. We tend to show less flesh. "
More
Show
Women
" Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress. "
Think
Myself
Hollywood
" For myself I don't like the geisha look. It's like a mask. "
Look
Geisha
Mask
" I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you. "
You
Think
Hollywood
" 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. "
Film
Best
Arts
" 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. "
Long
Beautiful
Know
" 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. "
Think
Interesting
Small
" I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me. "
Me
Always
Had
" 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. "
Working
Want
Dance
" I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy. "
Value
Dressing
Simplicity
" I wanted to become a kindergarten teacher like my mother. "
Become
Kindergarten
Teacher
" I want, through my roles, to express the parts in the hearts of Chinese women that they feel unable to let out. "
Feel
Want
Through
" I was really interested in geishas' work, and wanted to meet real geishas. "
Work
Interested
Real
" 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. "
Dance
Become
Class
" My profession has helped me to grow up. "
Up
Profession
Me
" There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan. "
Different
Culture
Special
" Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure. "
Any
See
You
" Working in Hollywood, it's clear the more money you have, the more technology you can get. So you can build a whole Japanese set. Only in Hollywood! "
Build
You
Technology
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