I remember watching Swan Lake and everybody looking exactly the same, but being able to relate because they were the only company I had ever seen even on video that had Asian dancers. The Asian community in Hawaii is actually almost as dominant as the Caucasian community. I thought "I can relate to that company because they look like people that I see every day." They weren't all little stick-thin Russian ballerinas.

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.

As an actress I find the most enjoyable part of acting is really just to please the director. I just want to please my director.

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

I danced in a Lifetime film. We shot in Canada and I got to work with a lot of the dancers who do So You Think You Can Dance, Canada.

I take class. I'm always ballet ready. I'm ready to go - got my tights and my shoes.

I never went on an audition - when they were really looking at everybody.