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.

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

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

In order to dance professionally, you have to start at a young age. No matter what, your muscle structure and your bones have to be groomed from a very young age. Nobody wakes up at 17 and decides to become a ballet dancer. I'm saying that and someone's going to be born tomorrow who decides to do that and I'm going to have my foot in my mouth.

In my life I do look up to actors, at my age I ask myself, who else is playing interesting parts at my age which is very difficult for a female actor. On top of it, being a minority, having come from China makes it harder.

Since my mom is the President of Ballet Hawaii, I'm always in touch with stuff going on.

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.