I act and perform in hopes of getting attention and admiration.

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

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

When I first met my agent, I said, "If something comes up and it fits my age range and personality, I would like you to send me up for it, even if it specifies blonde or brunette."

Jason Lee is the most famous actor from Hawaii I can think of.

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.

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

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

Did you know hemp is a natural fiber

I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.

I can't sit on grass without a blanket.

Life becomes empty if we fill it with worthless thoughts and deeds.

I just focus on getting the first scene right, with a few lines about the overall plot, and then the book grows organically.

A great song can come from anybody. A great performance can come from anybody. It doesn't matter who you are, and that's truly what I believe.

The indulgence of one sin opens the door to further sins. The indulgence of one sin diverts the soul from the use of those means by which all other sins should be resisted.

I not only lived physically away from my native land, but the values and critical judgments of those closest to me became stranger and stranger.

What you put your attention on grows strong in your life.

I think I was the only kid on the block who knew about furniture scale by the time I was 8.

I would love to have played in the '60s. Now that would have been fun.

The GOP/corporate right-wing, it seems, never really considers the consequences of their actions.

You don't actually have to understand the song to be emotionally moved and uplifted, whereas with language it becomes quirky and analytical.