Reluctant star Zhang Ziyi shed buckets of tears for Hollywood fame
AFP, September, 2005
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BEIJING (AFP) — Chinese starlet Zhang Ziyi might be making waves in Hollywood after a string of roles in high profile films but she had to shed buckets of tears to get there.
Zhang, 26, has won wide acclaim for performances in movies such as Zhang Yimou's Oscar-nominated "House of Flying Daggers" and "Hero".
She has also starred in Hollywood flicks including "Rush Hour 2", with her fame cemented when she was asked to be a presenter at the Oscars ceremony this year.
But she never had much confidence when young and cried often when learning the trade.
"My success was not by chance, instead it's paved by hard work, pain and tears," she told Xinhua news agency in an interview.
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Enrolled in the Central Drama Institute in Beijing in 1996, Zhang said she felt like a fish out of water.
"Teacher Chang Li was very strict ...
