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“I have been approached to direct films, but I think everybody has their limits. For me, I want to focus all my energy and efforts on acting and give the best performance possible. For now, I am focusing on that. Who knows, in the future maybe I will change my mind.”

Quote by Gong Li

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Gong Li

Renowned film actress, born on December 31, 1965, in Beijing, China. She is highly regarded in the international film community for her unique acting style and elegant image, with notable works including 'Farewell My Concubine' and 'Red Sorghum'. more

“It is true that as he film market in China has grown, actors' and actresses' compensation has grown quite a bit. Different actors have different kind of deals. Some take percentages, some sign contracts with a company, some take a simple cash payment. But the growth also means there are many more actors out there. Competition has gotten much stiffer, too.”

Kind Mean Different Film Growth Simple Competition Different Kinds Compensation

Author:Gong Li

“For us, performance is everything. If we can get great actors in there who like us, and we really like, we feel pretty confident that we can make a movie work.”

Author:Mark Duplass

“We allow the actors to do whatever they need to do or say to accomplish the goals that they want to accomplish.”

Goal Accomplish

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“I have to keep reminding myself that I was hired for a reason and one of those reasons is because of the stories I tell and the films I've made previously.”

Reason Film

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“My job is to make a film that can sit as a standalone piece, that if it's the only Marvel film you see, it's a great film with a great story in and of itself. The lucky thing is that there's a bunch of geniuses who run Marvel that make sure, even if it's a standalone piece, that it's part of a great big jigsaw puzzle that could be appreciated as a whole as well.”