Maggie Cheung says she's more selective in choosing movie projects
HONG KONG -- Maggie Cheung, one of Hong Kong's best-known actresses,
says she's more selective about movie projects because she wants to
avoid films that only capitalize on her star power, a magazine reports.
"The problem is I want good quality. I've tried not to play the same
characters because I want to try new motions and new challenges,"
Cheung was quoted as saying in the current issue of Hong Kong City
Magazine.
"If someone approaches me about a movie because of my fame and market
value, or in other words, my glamor as a movie star, I'll resist and
worry that I won't be able to make a good movie," Cheung reportedly said.
She said "Clean," for which she won best actress at the Cannes Film
Festival, is a recent example of a good movie she took on. Cheung
plays a rock star junkie who tackles parenthood.
"I wasn't worried about my ugly look. I often asked the makeup artists
to darken the bags in my eyes, the blacker the better, because I have
faith in the movie's quality. Whereas I'm scared if the movie only
uses my glamor," she reportedly said.
The film was directed by Cheung's ex-husband, Frenchman Olivier Assayas.
"If you ask me to make a movie like 'Pretty Woman' now, I'll feel
awkward," Cheung added, referring to the Hollywood film starring
Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, about a prostitute who has a complete
makeover after becoming romantically involved with a wealthy businessman.
Other than "Clean," released in 2004, Cheung also appeared in
art-house director Wong Kar-wai's "2046," also released in the same year.
Other films in recent years include Wong's "In the Mood for Love"
(2000) and famed Chinese director Zhang Yimou's "Hero" (2002).
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