'The Message' star Zhou Xun graces the January issue of ELLE, China. The actress talked about her favorite actresses Juliette Binoche, Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert, whom she thought to have great inner power. She described them as elusive, strong and attractive.

Zhou's role of Gu Xiaomeng in 'Message' has demonstrated great bravery in the face of death, however, the actress confessed that she is not really strong in real life. She said she thought man is not born strong but asked to be while the actress herself grows stronger as she experiences more.