Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.

If you have the right costumes you feel more confident as the character, they really help you act.

Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.

When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have to feel stronger about it in order to succeed.

The young people, they don't knock on the door politely and say "May I come in?" They barge in, they take your seat, and you're obsolete unless you recreate and somehow find grace somewhere else. Another profession may not be like that.

For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think it gave young girls a kind of role model showing it's possible to actually reach success doing movies.

America and China need to understand each other.