[1]My favorite movie of Bai Ling's is definitely The Breed, a very unusual vampire story about a hardboiled detective who is given the unusual and risky assignment of tracking down a bloodsucker who threatens to expose a secret government operative which would integrate vampires into mortal society. His search for the rogue leads him to the lair of Lucy Westenra (Ling), a sexy and very hungry vamp with a penchant for pet panthers. However, the film's director said that Ling had problems with a nosy big cat when it persisted on sticking its muzzle between her legs (hence the reason her glorious gams are tightly crossed in several scenes).

When I caught up with Ling at a recent Hollywood premiere, I just had to ask if the story was true.

Q: I heard the story about you and the amorous big cat in The Breed…

Ling: I definitely remember working with the big cats in The Breed. I worked with a wild leopard, who bit me.

Q: Was he de-fanged?

Ling: Yes. He was the only one there [that was] allowed to interact with humans. I liked him so much; I played with him a lot in rehearsal. But when it came time to shoot I wasn't wearing many clothes and he smelled my 'animal things' and started biting me. I was so terrified! But I kept on working with him, because I have a wild side. I think I was an animal in a previous life.

Q: Next up you’ve got The World of Tomorrow coming out. What's your role in that?

Ling: I play a mysterious woman from the future. She's very sexy and very hip, and very powerful. It's an action movie. I kick Jude Law's butt all the time in the movie.

Q: Was that fun?

Ling: Oh yeah, that was really fun. I had to do all kinds of kung fu stuff in it. It was very graceful. I made her very sexy, very graceful, and mysterious -- and very nice to watch.

Q: What kind of training did you have to do to prepare?

Ling: I used sticks and also fighting -- a lot of kung fu stuff. I had to wear the pants very tight. In the beginning the pants were so tight I couldn’t even kick or lift my leg up so we had to redo it. It was fun. I had to wear glasses and I had this heavy hat. I couldn’t even hear or see. It was miserable, but it had to be very graceful and sometimes that was difficult. After I took off all of my makeup and hair, hat, and glasses, I felt really relieved.

Q: What's it like to kick Jude Law’s butt?

Ling: He's so charming. I was so afraid of really kicking him. He said, "Do it!" I said, "I’m afraid I’m going to hurt you." He said, "Just go for it!" He's really very charming and very handsome and sexy. I liked him a lot.

Q: Did you have any accidents where you actually did kick him?

Ling: Yes, I did hurt his head one time when we were rehearsing. I felt bad but he’s like, "Cool." He's very cool. I hope one day I’ll do a romantic movie with him where we play lovers.

Interview by Staci Lane Wilson. If you want to visit Staci's wonderful website, you can click on over [2] anytime!