I wish I could spend a little more time with friends. That's one bad thing, because I'm not so reliable as a friend other than getting me on the phone.

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

The acting in China is very stylized and dramatic, and I was just me.

When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have to feel stronger about it in order to succeed.

There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I did play a mother, but I was like - I was more thinking of my own mother. I was doing my mother.

I could have played Demi Moore's roles in a few projects, you know, like the same age group. I saw certain movies and said, Oh, they would have never imagined even to interview me, but I could have done this. Obviously, my being Asian is still a problem.

I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don't feel complete.

Black people are doing a lot better lately. They're getting a lot more better roles and they have fought for a long time.

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