When I started in film, I was living and working in Asia, and when we did films there, it was so fast. It was much like TV.

As women, I think it helps that we are complex creatures by nature so just being a woman helps to understand a woman's journey.

I'm not a wushu champion. I was an athlete when I was a kid. I was a swimmer and a runner, but all this action stuff is such a challenge. It really, really is.

Our life on earth cannot sustain without healthy oceans - and because of that, the beings who inhabit and allow that eco system to work need our help. Let's start with our wonderment, and go from there. Allow that, and it becomes easy.

My goal when I make my show is to make a show for women. I don't make a show for men.

Not only do I not want to be stereotyped as this Asian girl who fights - gee, what a wonder - but also I have more to offer than that.

What could be more unjust than hurting an animal or a child? When you've been gifted dominion over something, that responsibility is real.