There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon as people try to pin me down to one kind of part, I'll play a very different kind of role, so it explodes that stereotype.

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

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.

How I was raised is what I am today.

Acting is actually private.

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

There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon as people try to pin me down to one kind of part, I'll play a very different kind of role, so it explodes that stereotype.