Zhang Ziyi

There are actors who spend 20 years working and still don't achieve what I've achieved so quickly. So I think my only course of action is to work as hard as I can, not just for the sake of the film, but also to prove to these people that I do have talent.

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

Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who never get an opportunity to do work that fulfils them.

After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films.

From beginning to end I worried that Ang Lee wouldn't be satisfied with my work. So I worked as hard as I could to earn his trust, because you only get a chance like this once.