“I've played a ghost, cat, snake. I've been funny, sad. I've been filme...” — Maggie Cheung Quote

“I've played a ghost, cat, snake. I've been funny, sad. I've been filmed flying on screen. So why not spend time on something else? I don't need to accept everything I'm offered.”

“I was always the hero's girlfriend or wife - actually, the woman with no voice.”

“I think it comes from far away inside me, to be strong to survive everything that comes my way. I think, going back to the beginning, feeling like an alien in an English school when I was eight, that set up my pride very early on. I think I'm very defensive, but I'm trying not to be like that anymore.”

“When you're eight years old nothing is your business.”

“If you imagine yourself to be someone who is very uncomfortable in their own skin, then it does funny things to your voice.”

“The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.”