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.

Since age 14, I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to them better, since I've been there.

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

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.

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.

If you know how to do a job very well, you keep doing it.

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.