The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly.

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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...

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...

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 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...

Acting is actually private.

Acting is actually private.

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...

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.

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...

How I was raised is what I am today.

How I was raised is what I am today.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...