Food is a big part of my culture, so everyone knows how to cook. When I came to America and asked a babysitter to softboil an egg for my son and she didn't know how, I was shocked.

I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to.

You dont do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they enjoy the creative aspect of it.

The reason of my life is not to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

What I think has been wonderful about my life is that it has been diverse, and that I've been able to do so many different things. I was able to evolve from modeling into acting. And then when acting opportunities became limited because of my age, I was able to become a writer and director and author. So, I am grateful to myself that I didn't just sit around and become nostalgic about the past that has been and can't come back, but that I instead decided to move on.

But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!

These same people seem to forget that mother also took a lot of chances with the type of roles she played.