That was the action figure I was playing with. I grew up having this fantasy of being a superhero, being Princess Power.

Scratch a Russian, and you'll find a peasant.

Video games are perfect to make into films because they are so visual.

I'm very into the japanese sensibility. Oversize coats and baggy trousers.

I love martial-arts movies. I grew up with my dad watching kung-fu theater every Sunday. So it was kind of my thing.

I guess the most difficult thing for me was living up to my mom's expectations. I was always scared that if I didn't do things in this certain way, then my mom just wouldn't think I was great. That's something that was difficult for me growing up.

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