America and China need to understand each other.

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

All teenagers have this desire to somehow run away.

Acting is actually private.

I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don't.

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

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

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

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

I grew up in Honolulu. It's not the ballet cultural mecca by any stretch of the imagination. People are much more familiar with hula than they are with ballet.

Since age 14, I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to them better, since I've been there.

Life is dancing in front of you so don’t forget to enjoy the joy of the dance.

The mindset of the Champions is All of it or None of it they don't play second- fiddle.

It's better to die chasing a dream never caught than to die never having chased the dream.

The death of a dreamer does not always bring about the death of his dreams.

Some people have a thick skin and you don't. Your heart is really open and that is going to cause pain, but that is an appropriate response to this world.

Sport is and should remain a great school of life that supports young people in their personal development. It teaches respect for others and also for oneself.

Art is a higher type of knowledge than experience.

The result of bad communication is a disconnection between strategy and execution.

Physical life is characterized by defensiveness, whereas spiritual life is just the opposite.

The Patriot Act, passed overwhelmingly but hastily after 9/11, allows the FBI to obtain telecommunication, financial, and credit records without a court order.