Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.

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My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.

My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.

There are many ways you can make money. Certain ways will make you happy, certain...

There are many ways you can make money. Certain ways will make you happy, certain...

I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't...

I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't...

Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I've been poor when...

Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I've been poor when...

If you know how to do a job very well, you keep doing it.

If you know how to do a job very well, you keep doing it.

I don't find intimate scenes more difficult than other scenes.

I don't find intimate scenes more difficult than other scenes.

Acting is actually private.

Acting is actually private.

All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was...

All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was...

There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I...

There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I...

For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think...

For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think...

Beauty is the result of having been through an experience all the way through to...

Beauty is the result of having been through an experience all the way through to...

How I was raised is what I am today.

How I was raised is what I am today.

I never went on an audition - when they were really looking at everybody.

I never went on an audition - when they were really looking at everybody.

There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of...

There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of...

The lowest budget U.S. films are ten times times better than shooting in Tibet.

The lowest budget U.S. films are ten times times better than shooting in Tibet.

As an actress I find the most enjoyable part of acting is really just to...

As an actress I find the most enjoyable part of acting is really just to...

The romantic love we feel toward the opposite sex is probably one extra help from...

The romantic love we feel toward the opposite sex is probably one extra help from...

The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation...

The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation...

I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out...

I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out...

How do you explain certain physical qualities that somehow sell on screen? You're born with...

How do you explain certain physical qualities that somehow sell on screen? You're born with...