84 Quotes by Zhang Ziyi

I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place.

Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure.

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

When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to understand each other, when you get close to them, you discover that you're suddenly eager to know him or her even better.

I wanted to become a kindergarten teacher like my mother.

That whole environment was just incompatible with my beliefs and my personality. It was a dark time for me.

Men are different. When they are in love they may also have other girlfriends.

There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan.

I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.