People say, "How come you play bad guys so much?" And I say, "Well, have you seen many Asian good-guy roles?"

That's the worst thing for an actor: when you say to someone, "Yeah, I was in that movie," and they say, "You were?"

I was excited about working with Richard Gere. Oh, and Joan Allen! Oh, my God, she is such a force of nature, it's mind boggling.

The worst thing that can happen is that the effect that they create behind you is bigger than the performance you're putting out.

When you start working on a series, it's almost too much work. It's like a movie a week.

In Hawaii, there are 50-year-old grandfathers, because they got married so early.

To suddenly be working with one of the top-10 directors in the world, plus the film was in China, I almost blurted out, "How much do I have to pay?" It was just like a dream come true. That was an amazing experience.