If there's a Disney animated feature based in Hawaii, I knew I had to be part of it. I'm very proud to be from Hawaii. There was no question the role was mine.

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I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was...

I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was...

I can't sit on grass without a blanket.

I can't sit on grass without a blanket.

I play a female Indiana Jones, a professor who hunts down precious objects, like a...

I play a female Indiana Jones, a professor who hunts down precious objects, like a...

I'm not really this rock'n'roll chick.

I'm not really this rock'n'roll chick.

I slipped at a bus stop; I went one way and my hair went the...

I slipped at a bus stop; I went one way and my hair went the...

As an actress, you're already disregarded for a lot of the parts by the people...

As an actress, you're already disregarded for a lot of the parts by the people...

Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon.

Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon.

When I first met my agent, I said, If something comes up and it fits...

When I first met my agent, I said, If something comes up and it fits...

I can't stand when people say, Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. OK, how about...

I can't stand when people say, Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. OK, how about...

I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.

I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.

I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I've ever been on is at a...

I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I've ever been on is at a...

I'm of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent, and was raised on Hawaii.

I'm of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent, and was raised on Hawaii.

Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.

Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.

No, I always wanted to be a singer. It was kind of funny that I...

No, I always wanted to be a singer. It was kind of funny that I...

Did you know hemp is a natural fiber'

Did you know hemp is a natural fiber'

I love to sing, so I just figured that I was going to sing or...

I love to sing, so I just figured that I was going to sing or...

That's always at the heart and soul of Disney's features, the feeling of a family...

That's always at the heart and soul of Disney's features, the feeling of a family...

I'm concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I'm doing now.

I'm concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I'm doing now.

This is a Disney animated feature; it's eternal, it's history. What's there to think about'

This is a Disney animated feature; it's eternal, it's history. What's there to think about'

The reporter claimed he was going to write the article from my point of view....

The reporter claimed he was going to write the article from my point of view....