It's hard not to instantly like Bai Ling, with her languid, deep voice and striking fashion sense which she wears with a nonchalant attitude. She also loves to talk - so much so that I have trouble keeping up, especially when she switches subjects mid-sentence. "Kozuki" she suddenly exclaims, catching the name of a restaurant over my left shoulder. "Sounds Japanese." It's easy to classify her as eccentric with her otherworldly ideas of natures and spirits, however, it's obvious that she's not affecting a persona; she believes every word she says.
"I'm totally not in this world" she admits, "and feel like I'm not really existing as a human being, but part of me is. I have eight little spirits living inside me. They're all different personalities." According to Bai, most people only know the crazy party girl spirit, with her short skirt and exposed nipples, but the same spirit is fearless and doesn't care about what anyone else thinks. "She's fire. She's a burning fire. That passion, for me, is so magical."
When it comes to reconciling her natural views, with the artificial world of Hollywood, Bai dismisses the premise outright. She doesn't see obstacles; she sees opportunities. Where others may see problems, she sees puzzles that are fun to solve. "I'm taking all the negative words away from life" she says. "When you take a situation as a difficulties, you become bitter."
Photo by Adam Hendershott.
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