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born 1965 China
Gong Li (Chinese: 巩俐) (born 31 December 1965) is a Chinese actress. She starred in three of the four Chinese-language films that were nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
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The tax issue is a universal one – everybody needs to pay their tax and be responsible for doing so.
I don’t want to play an irrelevant role in a Hollywood production just for the sake of it.
Economic development can bring prosperity but it can also be a drag to arts and culture.
Rather than winning awards, it’s more important that the film is recognised on an international level. Films are not produced just to make money – they are a limitless form of art.
Movie is an important part of my life; I endeavor to do my best in understanding and rendering each character, as well as devoting myself with enthusiasm in the world of movie.
China is still a good place to work in the cinema industry. Every country has its own political system. China has a huge population of nearly 1.4 billion people and therefore needs good, strong governance.
An actress needs to win people's respect. I want to do more good works to leave more roles and create good characters for the world. That's what I should do in the future.
I’m not going to change to make people like me because I’m not an entertainer. I’m an actress. It’s my profession and it’s my pride.
My goal is to live the different lives of my characters – their highs and the lows. My dream is to leave behind memorable characters for the audience.
When I play a character that can tap into my potential and fully unleash what I have to offer, I can’t get enough of it. But if I get an average character, I just can’t wait for filming to end.
As an actress, my criteria for accepting the role — who is the director, who are fellow cast and, above all, whether there is a good script – are basically the same whether I’m being offered a film or TV role.
I think as an actress, it's very important to have a beginner's mind, and how you stick to it. If your environment is very noisy, how do you focus on the character? Shaping (the role) is not easy, so I hope my environment is not too noisy.
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.
You learn to focus on what you do well. Especially if you already have an instinct for acting, training allows you to improve very quickly. It allows you to pinpoint your talents and avoid taking roles as extras or supporting characters that aren't that beneficial to your career.