I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don't.

Acting is actually private.

The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly.

It's the sacrifice I'm not willing to make right now to leave my children because I felt it wasn't only my choice.

I grew up in Honolulu. It's not the ballet cultural mecca by any stretch of the imagination. People are much more familiar with hula than they are with ballet.

If the costumes are wrong, you feel awful in them and it lessens your acting.

Not very many companies go through Hawaii on their way to anywhere. San Francisco Ballet was the only company I remember, and Bolshoi, coming through Hawaii when I was younger.