Ziyi Zhang

I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#always #boyfriend #came #had #i

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. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#china #consider #know #known #long

Chinese women are much more modest than American women when it comes to clothes. We tend to show less flesh. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#american women #chinese #clothes #comes #flesh

Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#done #even #films #hollywood #hollywood films

For myself I don't like the geisha look. It's like a mask. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#i #like #look #mask #myself

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. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#asian #characters #chinese #great #hard

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. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#arts #best #difficult #film #had

I want, through my roles, to express the parts in the hearts of Chinese women that they feel unable to let out. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#express #feel #hearts #i #out

I wanted to become a kindergarten teacher like my mother. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#i #kindergarten #like #mother #teacher

I was really interested in geishas' work, and wanted to meet real geishas. ↗

— Ziyi Zhang

#interested #meet #real #really #wanted