When I first came USA, I didn't feel this was my home. This was where I was studying, and then my home was now rejecting me.

I give myself a Pilates/yoga hybrid mat class almost every day. I also continue to take ballet classes. Both of these practices help me to be aware of my body, my center, and how I move, both with my physical space and my mental space.

I know that there is absolutely good in the world.

The second time I was banned was when I directed a film called Xiu Xiu. I was banned for three years from China.

You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road. One single episode that might seem so far removed from what you might end up doing in the future might spark somebody's memory bank. Just one little line you said or a look you gave might be what they want to pursue with a character.

You never want to be pigeonholed into something and have people think, "Oh, that's the guy we call for this particular thing."

In high school ethics they went around and asked what everyone thought their classmates were qualified to do. For me, everyone said actress. But to me it was very much "if it happens, it happens."