nà gè shí hòu dōu bù hǎo yì sī shuō zì jǐ xiǎng dāng yǎn yuán

那个时候都不好意思说自己想当演员

I was shy to say I wanted to be an actress at that time

yīn wèi jué dé zì jǐ bù shì yī gè měi nǚ

因为觉得自己不是一个美女

Because I thought I wasn’t pretty

hái jìn shì yǎn

还近视眼

And I was short-sighted

biǎo yǎn xì méi kǎo shàng

表演系没考上

I failed in the entrance examination of the Acting Department

zuì hòu zhōng xì dǎo yǎn xì gěi wǒ fā le lù qǔ tōng zhī shū

最后（中戏）导演系给我发了录取通知书

In the end I was enrolled at the Directing Department （of the Central Academy of Drama）

dì yī cì yǎn diàn yǐng jiù ná jiǎng

第一次演电影就拿奖

I received an award for my debut film

qí shí fú chéng mí shì wǒ shì měng zhù yǎn de

其实《浮城谜事》我是懵著演的

I was in fact muddled while shooting Mystery

zhī suǒ yǐ dà jiā jué dé qí xī yǎn dé hǎo

之所以大家觉得齐溪演得好

Why did people think Qi Xi was good

shì yīn wèi lóu yè dǎo yǎn hǎo

是因为娄烨导演好

Because the director Lou Ye was good

nǐ zěn me yàng yǎn tā dōu jiē shòu

你怎么样演他都接受

No matter how I did it, he accepted it

dǎo yǎn de jí xīng

导演的即兴

It was the director’s improvisation

ràng nà xiǎo hái zài nà qiāo mén

让那小孩在那敲门

He let the kid knock the door

bà bà mā mā kāi mén

“爸爸妈妈开门”

‘Daddy, mommy, open the door’

wǒ gēn tā shuō yǔ háng

我跟他说宇航

I said to Yuhang

bà bà mā mā yǒu diǎn shì

爸爸妈妈有点事

That his father and I were busy

mǎ shàng jiù hǎo

马上就好

Just a minute

yǔ háng mǎ shàng lái

“宇航马上来”

‘Yuhang, wait a sec’

zhè gè dōu shì wǒ dāng xià zhēn shí de suǒ yǒu de fǎn yīng

这个都是我当下真实的所有的反应

That was my real reaction to the status quo

wǒ yě bù shì yī gè tè bié yǒu fāng fǎ de yī gè yǎn yuán

我也不是一个特别有方法的一个演员

I’m not a skillful actress

wǒ bù shì nà zhǒng shuō kū jiù kū de yǎn yuán

我不是那种说哭就哭的演员

I can’t cry whenever I need to

dé què shí yǒu shēng lǐ gǎn shòu zhī hòu

得确实有生理感受之后

I need to first feel it physically

wǒ cái xíng

我才行

Then I can act

yǎn wàn wù shēng zhǎng de shí hòu

演《万物生长》的时候

When I was shooting Ever Since We Love

zài sù shě mén kǒu nà yī chǎng

在宿舍门口那一场

In the scene at the doorstep of the dormitory

wǒ zhēn bǎ hán gēng dāng nán péng yǒu le

我真把韩庚当男朋友了

I really took Han Geng as my boyfriend

nǐ jū rán bù xǐ huān wǒ

你居然不喜欢我

I was like ‘how could you not like me’

dǎ le hán gēng hǎo duō gè ěr guāng

打了韩庚好多个耳光

I slapped him across the face for many times

dǎ dé tā dì èr tiān liǎn dōu zhǒng le

打得他第二天脸都肿了

His face swelled on the next day

dōu pāi bù le guǎng gào le

都拍不了广告了

And he couldn’t shoot ad

wǒ shuō hán gēng nǐ shén me gǎn jué

我说韩庚你什么感觉

I asked him ‘Han Geng, how do you feel’

tā shuō āi yō zhè yàng de nǚ péng yǒu zhēn yào bù dé

他说哎哟这样的女朋友真要不得

He said ‘Oh, you can’t have such a girlfriend’

wǒ shì nián yǎn de liàn ài de xī niú

我是2008年演的《恋爱的犀牛》

I performed in Rhinoceros in love in 2008

wǒ hái shì huì fēi cháng fēi cháng xǐ huān míng míng zhè gè jiǎo sè

我还是会非常非常喜欢明明（这个角色）

I still love Ming Ming (a role in the play) so much

dàn shì wǒ xiàn zài kàn dài tā xiàng kàn dài yī gè lǎo péng yǒu

但是我现在看待她像看待一个老朋友

But now I see her as an old friend of mine

bìng bù huì jué dé tā jiù shì wǒ zì jǐ

并不会觉得她就是我自己

I wouldn’t equal her to myself

rén shì kě yǐ yǐ èr yǎng huà tàn wèi shēng de

“人是可以以二氧化碳为生的”

‘Human can live with carbon dioxide’

zhǐ yào yǒu ài qíng

“只要有爱情”

‘As long as there’s love’

yī zhí zài pāi xì

一直在拍戏

I’ve been shooting films

hǎo xiàng yě tǐng jiǔ méi yǒu shàng wǔ tái le

好像也挺久没有上舞台了

And haven’t performed on stage for a long time

tū rán jiù shōu dào mèng jīng huī dǎo yǎn fā de yī gè wēi xìn

突然就收到（孟京辉）导演发的一个微信

Suddenly the director (Meng Jinghui) sent me a message on WeChat

jiù shuō wǒ yào pái lǎo shě de chá guǎn

就说我要排（老舍的）《茶馆》

He said ‘I’m going to direct Teahouse by Lao She’

wǒ xū yào yī gè yǒu néng liàng de niú bāi de nǚ yǎn yuán

我需要一个有能量的牛掰的女演员

‘I need an energetic actress who can rock the stage’

tā shuō nǐ lái bù lái wán

他说你来不来玩？

‘Are you in’

xiǎng le miǎo zhī hòu

想了20秒之后

After thinking for 20 seconds

wǒ jiù gěi tā huí wǒ shuō wǒ qù

我就给他回，我说我去

I replied him ‘I’m in’

dǎ yī cì tāi biàn zēng jiā liǎng sān suì

“打一次胎，便增加两三岁”

‘Each time you have an abortion, you would be two or three years older’

jìng zi shì bù huì piàn rén de

“镜子是不会骗人的”

‘A mirror never cheats’

dà gài yī gòng qián hòu pái le jiāng jìn liǎng gè yuè

大概一共前后排了将近两个月

We spent nearly two months rehearsing

dà mù xú xú lā kāi de shí hòu

大幕徐徐拉开的时候

As the curtain went up slowly

wǒ xīn zhōng xiǎng qǐ le féng gǒng lǎo shī

我心中想起了冯巩老师

I thought of Mr. Feng Gong

zài chūn wǎn de wǔ tái shàng zuì ài shuō de nà jù huà

在春晚的舞台上最爱说的那句话

And his famous quote on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala

guān zhòng péng yǒu men wǒ xiǎng sǐ nǐ men le

观众朋友们，我想死你们了

‘Dear audience, I miss you so much’

lǎo niáng zhōng yú huí lái le

老娘终于回来了

I’m finally back

wǒ yī zhí shì yī gè bù yào mìng de yǎn yuán

我一直是一个不要命的演员

I’ve been a reckless actress

bù pà téng bù pà sǐ de

不怕疼，不怕死的

I’m not afraid of pain or death

zhēn de shì yì wú fǎn gù dì zài yǎn xì

真的是义无反顾地在演戏

I really play regardless of consequences

tā de biǎo yǎn tè bié dì gàn jìng

她的表演特别地干净

Her acting is especially clean

tè bié lì suǒ

特别利索

And neat

shuō shí zài wǒ tǐng xǐ huān tā de shǎ xiào

说实在我挺喜欢她的傻笑

To be frank I like her giggles a lot

tā de cuì ruò

她的脆弱

Her vulnerability

bāo kuò tā zì jǐ qíng xù de bō dòng bù wěn dìng

包括她自己情绪的波动不稳定

And her mood swing

wǒ jué dé dōu tǐng hǎo de

我觉得都挺好的

I think they’re pretty good

tā yǐ jīng shēng huó zài zhè gè wǔ tái shàng le

她已经生活在这个舞台上了

She already lives on the stage

wǒ tōng cháng zài hǎo duō xì lǐ yǎn de dōu shì

我通常在好多戏里演的都是

I’ve played a lot of roles

nà zhǒng xīn lǐ cáng le wú shù de mì mì

那种心里藏了无数的秘密

Which seem to be deep and complicated women

hǎo xiàng tè bié shēn chén de nǚ xìng fù zá

好像特别深沉的女性、复杂

With numerous secrets hidden inside

wǒ zuì xiǎng zuò de jiù shì cóng zhè gè rén de qì zhì shàng zuò diào zhěng

我最想做的就是从这个人的气质上做调整

I really want to change myself from the temperament

huàn xuè shì de

换血似的

Like an exchange transfusion

dì jiǔ tiān zhǎng lǐ miàn

《地久天长》里面

In Song Long, My Son

gāng gāng lóu yè dǎo yǎn jiù shuō

刚刚娄烨导演就说

Director Lou Ye said

zài chuáng shàng hé jǐng chūn gē liáo tiān de nà yī duàn

在床上和景春哥聊天的那一段

In the scene where I sat in bed and chatted with Wang Jingchun

tā jué dé kàn dào le wǒ yǒu bù yī yàng de dōng xī

他觉得看到了我有不一样的东西

He saw a different me

yǎn jīng lǐ shǎn shuò de hé sàn fā chū lái de qì zhì shàng de bù yī yàng

眼睛里闪烁的和散发出来的气质上的不一样

Something in my eyes and my temperament

lì yún sǎo zi hái hǎo ma

“丽云嫂子还好吗”

‘How is Liyun’

tā tǐng hǎo de

“她挺好的”

‘She’s fine’

yīn wèi tā hěn jiǔ méi yǒu jiàn dào yào jūn wáng jǐng chūn shì le

因为她很久没有见到耀军（王景春饰）了

Because she hadn’t seen Yaojun (played by Wang Jingchun) for a long time

qí shí shì chū liàn

其实是初恋

He was actually her first love

tā zhè cì lái tā jiù shì xiǎng fàn gè cuò de

她这次来，她就是想犯个错的

And she came with the intention to make a mistake

kàn shàng qù hǎo xiàng tè bié wěn zuò zài nà

看上去好像特别稳坐在那

It seemed she was attached to her position firmly

dàn qí shí nèi xīn lǐ shì fēi cháng dì pái shān dào hǎi

但其实内心里是非常地排山倒海

There was in fact a storm in her heart

nǐ kàn nà biān jiē kǒu nà nǚ de méi

“你看那边街口那女的没”

‘Do you see the woman standing at the crossroad’

zhàn jiē ne

“站街呢”

‘She’s a streetwalker’

gēn wǒ men yī yàng

“跟我们一样”

‘Just like us’

xià hǎi lǐ xiàng lì nà zhè yàng yī gè rén

《下海》里像丽娜这样一个人

In Bitter Flowers

kě néng dà zì dōu bù shí jǐ gè

可能大字都不识几个

Lina was an illiterate

tā jiù shì xiǎng ràng zì jǐ jiā rén guò dé gèng hǎo yī diǎn

她就是想让自己家人过得更好一点

She merely wanted to offer her family a better life

hēi zài fǎ guó le xià hǎi le de yī gè nǚ rén

黑在法国了，下海了的一个女人

She stole into France and became a prostitute there

yīn wèi wǒ bù bǎ tā zhào zhù ruò zhě qù yǎn de shí hòu

因为我不把她照著弱者去演的时候

Because I didn’t play the role as a weak person

guān zhòng shì yī dìng néng cóng lǐ miàn kàn dào zì jǐ de

观众是一定能从里面看到自己的

So the audience could surely see themselves in her

nǐ men yě bù yòng tè bié xǐ ài shēng huó zhōng de qí xī

你们也不用特别喜爱生活中的齐溪

You don’t have to love Qi Xi in real life

wǒ bù yòng shè jiāo wǎng luò

我不用社交网络

I don’t use social media

wǒ cóng qù nián jiù bǎ wēi bó tíng le

我从去年就把微博停了

I quit Weibo last year

dà jiā dōu zài yòng de mǒu bǎo wǒ dōu bù tài yòng

大家都在用的某宝，我都不太用

And I don’t often shop online

wǒ zhè gè rén nǎo zi bù tài gòu shǐ

我这个人脑子不太够使

I’m not smart

yǎn yuán zhè gè gōng zuò qí shí tǐng shǎ de

演员这个工作其实挺傻的

The job as an actress is in fact quite silly

jiù shì xiāng xìn nà yī kè fā shēng de shì qíng

就是相信那一刻发生的事情

You just believe what’s happening at that moment

nǐ jiù huì shuō chū jiǎo sè yào shuō de huà

你就会说出角色要说的话

And you will say what the role will say

wǒ jué dé yǎn yuán qí shí jiù shì yīng gāi

我觉得演员其实就是应该

I think an actress

zì shēn shāo wēi xū yī diǎn ruò yī diǎn

自身稍微虚一点弱一点

Should be quiet and invisible as herself

yīng gāi cáng yī diǎn

应该藏一点

She should hide herself

zhè yàng nǐ zài qù yǎn mǒu yī gè dōng xī de shí hòu

这样你再去演某一个东西的时候

In this way when she plays a role

nǐ de rén wù cái huì shì zuì zhòng yào de

你的人物才会是最重要的

The role becomes the most significant

cái huì shì zuì yǒu guāng máng de

才会是最有光芒的

And the brightest

jiù xǐ huān

就喜欢

I love hanging out

yī bāng péng yǒu zài yī qǐ

一帮朋友在一起

With a bunch of friends

chī fàn kàn diàn yǐng liáo tiān

吃饭，看电影，聊天

Dining, watching films, chatting

shuì lǎn jué

睡懒觉

I love sleeping in

wǒ tè bié xǐ huān guò bù dòng nǎo zi de nà zhǒng shēng huó

我特别喜欢过不动脑子的那种生活

I’m really into lazy life