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.

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

I enjoy going back to work now because cinema is going through an exciting period because young people are now going back to the movie theaters. But things are different though.

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

I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don't feel complete.

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.

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.