How do you explain certain physical qualities that somehow sell on screen? You're born with it... Certain people are just more watchable, and I was more watchable, but I don't think I understood acting or drama very well when I…

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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.

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...

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...

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 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...

All teenagers have this desire to somehow run away.

All teenagers have this desire to somehow run away.

Acting is actually private.

Acting is actually private.

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...

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...

Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an...

Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an...

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

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

I don't want to tell people what I make. It's a lot more than I...

I don't want to tell people what I make. It's a lot more than I...

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...

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...

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.

How I was raised is what I am today.

How I was raised is what I am today.

When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have...

When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have...

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...

I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking...

I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking...

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...