I thought that being popular in school was just so pathetic. I knew I had a future over and beyond the horizon of that school.

I love to draw, so I really want to go and study art. I've never done things for me. I've always done things for my career or for my family.

Before, being a model, it was just a job, and I was making fun of it. But today, I take my career more seriously.

I've always been attracted to characters that were interesting to me, and different.

Self-defense is so important to know in today's society. It's not just that you might get mugged. It's more for confidence. It's the way you hold yourself when you walk into a room. Every step you take is more sure and you're much more aware of your surroundings. So, I think it's a really important thing - especially for women.

I took my little brother, and we went from Beijing to Ulan Bator, and then took a helicopter to the southern Gobi. Streams, grass, and sand dunes to climb. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Everybody needs to go to Mongolia just to see what it is to be a human being again.

I grew up with Thundercats and She-Ra: Princess Of Power. That was sort of my take on fantasy: the women after-school cartoon world.