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

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.

Historically and culturally the Mongol women were very strong, they contributed as much as the men to their society, their community. Other than upper body strength, I think they were equal to the men. To compensate for the lesser upper body strength they had to be smarter, they had to think more, they had to consider things more carefully.

I don't find intimate scenes more difficult than other scenes.

The lowest budget U.S. films are ten times times better (than shooting in Tibet).

I don't want to tell people what I make. It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of as a kid. I never think about it.

My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.