Quotes by Gong Li - Page 1

Securing food is the basic task for all humans.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Humans
Tasks
Basic
Task
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I am Chinese - it doesn't matter what other people say.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Chinese
People Say
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I don't think of myself as a star. An actress is nothing remarkable.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Acting
Stars
Thinking
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I've been to Cannes 15 or 16 times, and every time I go, there's a kind of soul-stirring feeling.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Cannes
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People keep pushing me to be the center of attention... I would prefer to be on the sidelines, because that's where you see more.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Attention
People
Pushing
Sidelines
Me People See
Where Me Keep
Prefer
Center
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My life has been that of someone who has moved from the countryside to the society. To make that transition, I have had to learn a lot.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Countryside
Life Society My Life
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When I speak in English, my expressions become different. My attitude, too. I'm not sure why, but there really is a difference. My hands move differently when I speak English.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Attitude
Hands
Speak
Why
Sure
English
Too
Difference
Expressions
Move
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A lot of people ask me to produce or direct, but I don't think I'm qualified. It's hard enough for a person to do just one thing well in their life. I don't want to do too much.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Direct
Just One
Produce
Qualified
Life Me People
Life Enough Me
Just One Thing
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The important thing for me when I look at characters is to consider the kind of constraints placed upon them. Now, me personally, I don't like to have a lot of constraints placed upon me.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Constraints
Me Look Important
Look Me Important
Important Thing
Placed
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For me, the beauty of a person is a matter of the whole package. You have to look at the whole thing, not just a matter of outward appearance or whatever. It has to do with one's character, personality, upbringing and so on.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Beauty
Appearance
Character
Matter
Outward Appearance
Upbringing
Whole
Personality Character Me
Whatever
Outward
Package
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The world looks at China as a big place with a lot of people, a good place to make money. And because so many Chinese families send their kids abroad to study, they are familiar with foreign cultures, so Hollywood films are very successful in China.
Gong Li / Film Actress
China
Familiar
Good Place
Hollywood
Looks
Study
Abroad
Good Money World
Cultures
Films
Foreign
Send
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Fans in China are very different from those overseas. In China, many people really love me and care about my life. But there is always some jealousy mixed up in this feeling of love. I think that is the big difference. Overseas, there is none of that.
Gong Li / Film Actress
Jealousy
China
Fans
Life Love Always
Love Me
Big Difference
Mixed
None
Overseas
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I have been approached to direct films, but I think everybody has their limits. For me, I want to focus all my energy and efforts on acting and give the best performance possible. For now, I am focusing on that. Who knows, in the future maybe I will change my mind.
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Effort
Giving
Thinking
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I guess my personality is that of a modern, strong Chinese woman. I don't believe in destiny. There are many things that can be changed. I don't like to be defeated by difficulties. I love freedom, so when I am shaping a character, I usually do it the way I want. I always find some part of my own character in a role.
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Chinese
Defeated
Difficulties
Shaping
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Chinese people become jealous about status more easily. Foreigners are more inclined to look up to successful people. I don't understand why there is a difference. If two people start at the same point and then one person gets ahead, the other should work hard to catch up. But instead, they just curse. They are jealous.
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Jealous
Chinese
Curse
Foreigners
Successful People
Ahead
Catch
Chinese People
Easily
Inclined
Status
Two People
Work Hard
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I have been waiting around to get the right script and the right director. For example, in the past, if a Hollywood director came to me with a script and wanted me to play a character, and she was a stereotypical Asian woman who gets into a fight and gets killed off quickly, that didn't seem to have much interest for me.
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Waiting
Character Fight Me
For Example
In The Past
Stereotypical
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It is true that as he film market in China has grown, actors' and actresses' compensation has grown quite a bit. Different actors have different kind of deals. Some take percentages, some sign contracts with a company, some take a simple cash payment. But the growth also means there are many more actors out there. Competition has gotten much stiffer, too.
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Competition
Mean
Simple
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So many women now in China are entering the workforce and also taking up very important positions CEOs, for example. The problem for many such women now is how to balance all the different kind of responsibilities that they take on and that they want to take up. They have to balance family and work and maybe kids. Chinese woman really have a strong desire to do that. They want to grab a hold of all these things. They are willing and able. But there is the challenge of how to keep the balance.
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Kids
Responsibility
Strong
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I appreciate it if I make a Chinese film. And if there is an opportunity to make a Hollywood film, I will take it - especially because, as you probably know, in Hollywood, even today, there are not a lot of big roles for Asian performers. So it is a great opportunity. It is possible to make films that people everywhere enjoy. I travel quite a lot. I don't really feel like when I am in China, I am a Chinese person and when I'm here, I'm a foreigner. I don't feel that kind of difference anymore. In the past I did. Not anymore. I feel quite at home everywhere. The whole world is my home.
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Opportunity
Home
Past
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