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.

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.

In fact, I think new media is going to make a big difference with injecting more people of color into Hollywood and non-Hollywood.

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

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

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

Looking back at my career, if there's one word that most people use to describe me, it's intense.