The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me.

The problem with a lot of Chinese is that they put up divisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainlanders. We are never united. I really hope that the Chinese can be more united.

Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer; I was brought up in the kitchen and ended up becoming a chef.

You don't have to show people how successful you are.

Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general.

When I retire or pass away, I will be able to look back and say that this has been an exciting life. That's all that matters.

Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful.