Zhang Ziyi Quotes
Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.
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Folks have to pin me down because, for one thing, I don't have a laptop. I don't have an iPhone, and I refuse to carry them because they're immensely hackable.
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It's up to God to do the judging. You haven't walked in my boots, so how are you going to judge me?
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I had an agent in Salt Lake City, but acting was more like a hobby.
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I think it was a good challenge for me to get my reactions across without being able to speak.
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This is part of what's driving me, is this feeling like there's so much yet to be discovered in the oceans, and we're destroying it before we even know what's in it.
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But Eraserhead was the first real intense kind of thing I had ever done before the cameras and Lynch had to really bring me down a lot and he still does.
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Honest communication is a rare thing.
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I get intrigued by a first lin and I write to find out why it means something to me. You make discoveries just the way the reader does, so you're simultaneously the writer and the reader.
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Acting is trying to be absolutely truthful; to get audiences to believe that you are a dean, when, actually, not only are you not the dean, but if you walked into the building they'd probably throw you out. That's very hard.
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If I ever feel that acting is just soul-sucking and I don't want to do it anymore, I could stop.
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I feel like acting is a ton of fun. It's the freest and most alive you can be.
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I always wanted to be a singer, and so, when I was 5 years old, I started acting classes so I could be a better performer. I wanted to have a powerful voice so I could be heard.
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My mum is my biggest critic. She said I was good for the first film, but I can still be better, and I need to polish my acting skills.
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I wouldn't want to cover a Hank Williams song in a country-western way. It doesn't occur to me instinctually to re-create productions. I'm interested in re-creating songs. Putting different clothes on them.
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When you're acting, it should be the most important thing that's going on. But when you're not, leave it alone.
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I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
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It's dangerous to read the Internet about yourself when you're me. Or when you're anyone in the public eye.
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As far as actors go, you're not going to find many ballplayers better than me.
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I did think that acting would be much more like being a pop star. Now I'm here, I can't think of anything more different.
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I prefer the smaller acting than big histrionics. It's about reacting and looks, which is often underestimated.
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I've never seen hard work fail.
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If I don't write, I hate myself. Simple as that. My life is out of balance.
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A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people.
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Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.
