Bai Ling Quotes

I worked with a wild leopard, who bit me. But I kept on working with him, because I have a wild side. I think I was an animal in a previous life.

I think sometimes I`m more fond of doing the research for the character because you learn so much. Sometimes shooting is really difficult because you wake up early and you`re always hurrying. And sometimes I don`t know what I`m doing. I`m here and there.

I`m a person that doesn`t have that many goals or plans. I feel like I`m the wind and I blow through life; it`s whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I`m happy and I embrace it.

We`re all sisters and brothers. So like color and those issues now, if we dealt with it much, much less, the world would be much more beautiful.

I`m very private in person. I`m very sensitive and shy with men individually. But when I`m talking, maybe there`s this other channel or this other side and other way of working in my mind, and I convert and become carefree.

But somehow I feel like still it`s a gift, and I wonder, how can I give this gift to others? Just work hard, and do whatever I can do, to be that, and to return the love to the fans. I like to give them joy and smiles to them. Give back to them.

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

I often feel like I have this spirit living inside of me, always dressing in like short mini skirts... but then I start to discover myself. So there are eight spirits, mischievous ones, sad ones, handsome ones, wise ones, and crazy ones.

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.

I was in Asia and people asked me about being considered sex symbol. I don`t know if that`s good or not, because where I come from, sex isn`t something you`re allowed to talk about.

(On her role in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)) "A lot of my friends asked, `what`s it like working with Jude Law? He`s so handsome!` I said, `well, I`m lucky; I got to kick his butt.`"