There's a reason why the form was originally silent

I knew I was Chinese, but growing up, it never occurred to me that that had any particular implication or that it should differentiate me in any way. I thought it was a minor detail, like having red hair.

Time flies when you’re being stupid.

Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.

Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is a way for parents to control you even after theyre dead.

Tonight, I've finally learned to tell fantasy from reality. And, knowing the difference, I choose fantasy.

I've never quite understood the idea of a "season." Whenever an artistic director says to me, 'I have this slot,' I always start to feel we're parking cars or something.